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Microbiology of Bioreactors for Waste Gas Treatment

  • Ajay Singh
  • Owen Ward
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Terminal Restriction Fragment Length Polymorphism Scedosporium Apiospermum Chlorobium Limicola Benzylsuccinic Acid Molecular Weight Biosurfactants 
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Authors and Affiliations

  • Ajay Singh
    • 1
  • Owen Ward
    • 2
  1. 1.Petrozyme TechnologiesGuelphCanada
  2. 2.Department of BiologyUniversity of WaterlooWaterlooCanada

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