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Bioavailability of zinc and cadmium and their effect on microbial growth and metal uptake

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Prahalad, A.K., Seenayya, G. Bioavailability of zinc and cadmium and their effect on microbial growth and metal uptake. Bull. Environ. Contam. Toxicol. 41, 921–927 (1988). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02021056

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