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Preliminary Evidence for a Sulphur Cycle in Movile Cave, Romania

  1. T. Rohwerder1,
  2. W. Sand1,*,
  3. C. Lascu2

Article first published online: 24 JAN 2003

DOI: 10.1002/abio.200390000

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Acta Biotechnologica

Acta Biotechnologica

Volume 23, Issue 1, pages 101–107, January 2003

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Rohwerder, T., Sand, W. and Lascu, C. (2003), Preliminary Evidence for a Sulphur Cycle in Movile Cave, Romania. Acta Biotechnol., 23: 101–107. doi: 10.1002/abio.200390000

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  1. 1

    Universität Hamburg, Institut für Allgemeine Botanik, Abteilung Mikrobiologie, Ohnhorststraße 18, 22609 Hamburg, Germany

  2. 2

    Romanian Academy of Sciences, Institute of Speleology “Emil Racovita”, Str. Frumoasa 11, 78114 Bucharest, Romania

*Phone: + 49 40 482 16 423, Fax: + 49 40 482 16 423

Publication History

  1. Issue published online: 24 JAN 2003
  2. Article first published online: 24 JAN 2003
  3. Manuscript Accepted: 31 OCT 2002
  4. Manuscript Revised: 21 OCT 2002
  5. Manuscript Received: 19 APR 2002

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