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High-throughput Fluorometric Measurement of Potential Soil Extracellular Enzyme Activities

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Published on: November 15, 2013

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Braulio Navarro-Aburto¹, Sonia Osses-Bustingorry¹

¹Universidad de La Frontera, Temuco, Cautín, Chile, 002ademir@gmail.com.

Salud Publica De Mexico

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