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A cost-effective solution for the reliable determination of cell numbers of microorganisms in liquid culture

Jacob J Lamb1, Julian J Eaton-Rye, Martin F Hohmann-Marriott

  • 1Department of Biochemistry, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand. lamja264@student.otago.ac.nz

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