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Xenobiotica
the fate of foreign compounds in biological systems
Volume 18, 1988 - Issue 4
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Original Article

Biotransformation of chlordecone by Pseudomonas species

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Pages 407-416 | Received 08 May 1987, Accepted 13 Nov 1987, Published online: 30 Sep 2009

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