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Isolation of Asticcacaulis sp. SA7, a Novel Agar-Degrading Alphaproteobacterium

Akifumi HOSODALaboratory of Soil Microbiology, Department of Plant Resources, Graduate School of Bioresource and Bioenvironmental Sciences, Kyushu University
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Masao SAKAILaboratory of Soil Microbiology, Department of Plant Resources, Faculty of Agriculture, Kyushu University
Pages 722-725 | Received 25 Jul 2005, Accepted 02 Nov 2005, Published online: 22 May 2014

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