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Dedicated on occasion of the 75th birthday of Hans Günter Schlegel in recognition of his outstanding ability to teach and to confer his fascination for microbiology to students.

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Jendrossek, D. (2001). Microbial Degradation of Polyesters. In: Babel, W., Steinbüchel, A. (eds) Biopolyesters. Advances in Biochemical Engineering/Biotechnology, vol 71. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-40021-4_10

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