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High-throughput Fluorometric Measurement of Potential Soil Extracellular Enzyme Activities

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Ricarda M Bauer¹

¹Urologische Klinik und Poliklinik Klinikum der Universität München - Großhadern, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität, Marchioninistr. 15, D-81377, München, Deutschland. Ricarda.Bauer@med.uni-muenchen.de.

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