Microbial diversity and the genetic nature of microbial species

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• Publication year

  2008

• Venue

  Nature Reviews Microbiology

• Publication date

  2008-05-07

• Fields of study

  Biology, Medicine, Environmental Science

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  DOI 10.1038/nrmicro1872PMID 18461076
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