Eubacterium acidaminophilum sp. nov., a versatile amino acid-degrading anaerobe producing or utilizing H2 or formate

U. Zindel; W. Freudenberg; M. Rieth; J. R. Andreesen; J. Schnell; F. Widdel

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Eubacterium acidaminophilum sp. nov., a versatile amino acid-degrading anaerobe producing or utilizing H2 or formate

U. Zindel W. Freudenberg M. Rieth

J. R. Andreesen J. Schnell F. Widdel

Archiv f�r Mikrobiologie Vol. 150 No. 3 pp. 254-266 · Springer Science and Business Media LLC

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Eubacterium acidaminophilum sp. nov., a versatile amino acid-degrading anaerobe producing or utilizing H2 or formate

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