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. 1997 Oct;179(19):5975–5986. doi: 10.1128/jb.179.19.5975-5986.1997

Methanogenesis: genes, genomes, and who's on first?

J N Reeve 1, J Nölling 1, R M Morgan 1, D R Smith 1
PMCID: PMC179496  PMID: 9324240

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