Hidden cellulases in termites: revision of an old hypothesis

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• Publication year

  2007

• Venue

  Biology Letters

• Publication date

  2007-06-22

• Fields of study

  Biology, Medicine, Environmental Science

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  DOI 10.1098/rsbl.2007.0073PMID 17374589PMCID PMC2464699
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