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Soil microbial diversity: an ISO standard for soil DNA extraction

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Philippot, L., Abbate, C., Bispo, A. et al. Soil microbial diversity: an ISO standard for soil DNA extraction. J Soils Sediments 10, 1344–1345 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11368-010-0265-8

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