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Xenobiotica
the fate of foreign compounds in biological systems
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Original Article

Dissimilation of 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid by Azotobacter chroococcum

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Pages 607-617 | Received 05 Aug 1989, Accepted 14 Feb 1990, Published online: 27 Aug 2009

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