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Methanogenic bacteria: a new primary kingdom?
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Methanogenic bacteria: a new primary kingdom?

  • J. F. Wilkinson1 

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Wilkinson, J. Methanogenic bacteria: a new primary kingdom?. Nature 271, 707 (1978). https://doi.org/10.1038/271707a0

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