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High-throughput Fluorometric Measurement of Potential Soil Extracellular Enzyme Activities

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N H Brockmeyer¹

¹Klinik für Dermatologie und Allergologie, Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Gudrunstr. 56, 44791, Bochum, Germany.

Bundesgesundheitsblatt, Gesundheitsforschung, Gesundheitsschutz

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