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An Examination of the Bacteriophages and Bacteria of the Namib Desert
Eric Prestel , Sylvie Salamitou , Michael S. DuBow
Journal of Microbiology 2008;46(4):364-372.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s12275-008-0007-4
Published online: August 31, 2008
Laboratoire de Geomique et Biodiversite Microbienne des Biofilms, Universite Paris-Sud 11, Institut de Geneique et Microbiologie, CNRS UMR 8621, Batiment 409, 91405 Orsay, France
Corresponding author:  Michael S. DuBow , Tel: 33-1-6915-4612, 
Received: 3 January 2008   • Accepted: 13 June 2008
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