The production of pentabromopseudilin and related brominated compounds by
- NSF-PAR ID:
- 10461130
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- Wiley-Blackwell
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- Environmental Microbiology
- Volume:
- 21
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- 5
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- 1462-2912
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- p. 1575-1585
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