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Microbiology of flooded rice paddies

  1. Werner Liesack1,
  2. Sylvia Schnell1,†,*,
  3. Niels Peter Revsbech2

Article first published online: 9 JAN 2006

DOI: 10.1111/j.1574-6976.2000.tb00563.x

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FEMS Microbiology Reviews

Volume 24, Issue 5, pages 625–645, December 2000

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Liesack, W., Schnell, S. and Revsbech, N. P. (2000), Microbiology of flooded rice paddies. FEMS Microbiology Reviews, 24: 625–645. doi: 10.1111/j.1574-6976.2000.tb00563.x

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  1. 1

    Max-Planck-Institut für terrestrische Mikrobiologie, Karl-von-Frisch-Str., D-35043 Marburg, Germany

  2. 2

    Institute of Biological Sciences, Department of Microbial Ecology, University of Aarhus, Ny Munkegade, DK-8000 Aarhus C, Denmark

  1. †

    1Max-Planck-Institut für Marine Mikrobiologie, Celsiusstr. 1, D-28359 Bremen, Germany.

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    1Max-Planck-Institut für Marine Mikrobiologie, Celsiusstr. 1, D-28359 Bremen, Germany.

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  1. Issue published online: 9 JAN 2006
  2. Article first published online: 9 JAN 2006
  3. Received 30 May 2000, Revised 4 August 2000, Accepted 8 August 2000

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