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L A Bello-Pérez1, M-A Ottenhof, E Agama-Acevedo

  • 1Centro de Desarrollo de Productos Bióticos del IPN, Km 8.5 carr, Yautepec-Jojutla, colonia San Isidro, apartado postal 24, 62731 Yautepec, Morelos, México. labellop@ipn.mx

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