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PCB metabolism by ectomycorrhizal fungi

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Donnelly, P.K., Fletcher, J.S. PCB metabolism by ectomycorrhizal fungi. Bull. Environ. Contam. Toxicol. 54, 507–513 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00192592

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