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Title: Abundance, identification, and prospective participation of bacteria on Gopher tortoise shell degrandation.
Author: Valerie M. Johnson
Publication: Journal of the Alabama Academy of Science (Magazine/Journal)
Date: August 1, 2008
Publisher: Alabama Academy of Science
Volume: 79Issue: 3-4Page: 190(10)

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