TY - JOUR
AU - Linberg,, Christel
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TI - Gene transfer in the marine environment
JF - FEMS Microbiology Ecology
DO - 10.1111/j.1574-6941.1994.tb00228.x
DA - 1994-11-01
UR - https://www.deepdyve.com/lp/oxford-university-press/gene-transfer-in-the-marine-environment-wa084M3cVu
SP - 47
EP - 54
VL - 15
IS - 1-2
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