Dossier: IFP International Workshop "Microbiology of Hydrocarbons: State of the Art and Perspectives"
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Oil & Gas Science and Technology - Rev. IFP
Volume 58, Number 4, July-August 2003
Dossier: IFP International Workshop "Microbiology of Hydrocarbons: State of the Art and Perspectives"
Page(s) 497 - 504
DOI https://doi.org/10.2516/ogst:2003033
Published online 01 December 2006
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