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High-throughput Fluorometric Measurement of Potential Soil Extracellular Enzyme Activities

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¹Univ.-Klinik f. Innere Medizin III KARDIOLOGIE und ANGIOLOGIE, Medizinische Universität Innsbruck, Anichstraße 35, 6020, Innsbruck, Österreich. o.pachinger@tirol-kliniken.at.

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