Flagellated coryneform bacteria from the intestine of earthworms
β Scribed by Khambata, S. R. ;Bhat, J. V.
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag
- Year
- 1955
- Weight
- 433 KB
- Volume
- 22
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0003-9276
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