Free-Living Protozoa with Endosymbiotic Methanogens

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Free-Living Protozoa with Endosymbiotic Methanogens. / Fenchel, Tom; Finlay, Bland J.

(Endo)symbiotic Metanogenic Archaea. ed. / Johannes H. P. Hackstein. 2. ed. Springer, 2018. p. 1-11 (Microbiology Monographs, Vol. 19).

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Fenchel, T & Finlay, BJ 2018, Free-Living Protozoa with Endosymbiotic Methanogens. in JHP Hackstein (ed.), (Endo)symbiotic Metanogenic Archaea. 2. edn, Springer, Microbiology Monographs, vol. 19, pp. 1-11. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-98836-8_1

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Fenchel, T., & Finlay, B. J. (2018). Free-Living Protozoa with Endosymbiotic Methanogens. In J. H. P. Hackstein (Ed.), (Endo)symbiotic Metanogenic Archaea (2. ed., pp. 1-11). Springer. Microbiology Monographs Vol. 19 https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-98836-8_1

Vancouver

Fenchel T, Finlay BJ. Free-Living Protozoa with Endosymbiotic Methanogens. In Hackstein JHP, editor, (Endo)symbiotic Metanogenic Archaea. 2. ed. Springer. 2018. p. 1-11. (Microbiology Monographs, Vol. 19). https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-98836-8_1

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Fenchel, Tom ; Finlay, Bland J. / Free-Living Protozoa with Endosymbiotic Methanogens. (Endo)symbiotic Metanogenic Archaea. editor / Johannes H. P. Hackstein. 2. ed. Springer, 2018. pp. 1-11 (Microbiology Monographs, Vol. 19).

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