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High-throughput Fluorometric Measurement of Potential Soil Extracellular Enzyme Activities

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Jessica Ferguson¹, Anne-Isabelle Dubé, Catherine Ouellet

¹, Pharm. D., M. Sc., était résidente au Centre hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal au moment de la rédaction de cet article et est maintenant pharmacienne à ce même centre à Montréal, Québec.

The Canadian Journal of Hospital Pharmacy

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