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. 1953 Sep;1(5):255–258. doi: 10.1128/am.1.5.255-258.1953

Autotropic Bacteria and the Formation of Acid in Bituminous Coal Mines

Kenneth L Temple 1,1, Earsie W Delchamps 1
PMCID: PMC1056919  PMID: 13092853

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