Analysis of the Microbial Community Structure by Monitoring an Hg Methylation Gene (hgcA) in Paddy Soils along an Hg Gradient

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  2014

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  Applied and Environmental Microbiology

• Publication date

  2014-02-28

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  Biology, Medicine, Environmental Science

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  DOI 10.1128/AEM.04225-13PMID 24584244PMCID PMC3993304
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