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The Use Of Bioinformatics And Genome Biology To Advance Our Understanding Of Bioleaching Microorganisms

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  1. Center of Bioinformatics and Genome Biology, Andrés Bello University (UNAB), Santiago, Chile, Life Science Foundation and Millennium Institute of Fundamental and Applied Biology, Santiago, Chile

    Raquel Quatrini, Jorge Valdès & David S. Holmes

  2. Program of Cellular and Molecular Biology, I.C.B.M., Faculty of Medicine, University of Chile, Santiago, Chile

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Quatrini, R., Valdès, J., Jedlicki, E., Holmes, D.S. (2007). The Use Of Bioinformatics And Genome Biology To Advance Our Understanding Of Bioleaching Microorganisms. In: Donati, E.R., Sand, W. (eds) Microbial Processing of Metal Sulfides. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/1-4020-5589-7_11

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