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UNESCO MICROBIAL RESOURCES NETWORK (MIRCENS) ACTIVITIES
(Review of Activities)
(1 January 1990 - 31 August 2001)
The global network of
Microbial Resources Centres, actually existing academic and/or research
institutes in the developed and developing countries (see Figure
below and item XII - List of MIRCENS) participate in a global collaborative
networking effort for the harnessing of the beneficial applications
of the microbial world for human progress through the vehicle of international
scientific co-operation. Research and training programmes, within the
framework of UNESCO's regular, participation and extrabudgetary programmes,
are carried out in co-operation with the concerned National Commissions
of Member States and governmental authorities.
NETWORK
OBJECTIVES
The objectives of
the world-wide MIRCEN network are to:
a) provide a global
infrastructure which would incorporate national, regional, and inter-regional
co-operating laboratories geared to the management, distribution, and
utilization of the microbial gene pools;
b) reinforce the conservation
of microorganisms, with emphasis on Rhizobium gene pools, in
developing countries, with an agrarian base;
c) foster the development
of new inexpensive technologies native specific regions;
d) promote the economic
and environmental applications of microbiology; and
e) serve as focal centres
in the network for the training of manpower.
SUMMARY
SHORT-TERM MIRCEN FELLOWSHIP
PROGRAMME
The Short-Term MIRCEN
Regular Programme Fellowship in the Biotechnologies is designed to stimulate
and facilitate research and training in especially microbial biotechnology
and other related biotechnologies through cost-sharing between UNESCO
and partner host institutions in Member States.
Each fellowship is
of the value of approximately four thousand US dollars.
During the period
1 January 1992 - 30 June 2001, a total of 351 fellowships
have been awarded. Details are as:
1. UNESCO/MIRCEN
fellowships awarded in 1992/1993 = 13
from a total of 25
applicants
Host institutes were
in France, Germany, Finland, Japan, Senegal, Sweden, Thailand, U.K.
and U.S.A.
2. UNESCO/MIRCEN
fellowships awarded in 1994/1995 = 50
from a total of 65
applicants
Host institutes were
in Austria, Brazil, Canada, China, Egypt, France, Germany, Hungary,
Iran, Japan, Netherlands, Senegal,
Thailand, U.K. and U.S.A.
3. UNESCO/MIRCEN
fellowships awarded in 1996/1997 = 37
from a total of 42
applicants
Host institutes were
in Egypt, France, Germany, Hungary, India, Iran, Kenya, Mexico,
Morocco, Netherlands, Senegal, Slovenia, Hong Kong, Sweden, U.K.
and U.S.A.
4. UNESCO/MIRCEN
fellowships awarded in 1998/1999 = 17
from a total of 18
candidates
Host institutes were
in Brazil, Egypt, Hong Kong, Germany, Hungary, Israel, Slovenia
and U.S.A.
5. UNESCO/MIRCEN
fellowships awarded in 2000/2001 = 68
from a
total of 90 candidates
Host institutes were
in Australia, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, China, Egypt, France,
Germany, Hong Kong, Hungary, India, Italy, Japan, Madagascar,
Mexico, Netherlands, Peru, Senegal, Spain, Sweden, Thailand, Trinidad
and Tobago, U.K. and U.S.A.
6. SPECIAL PROJECT
UNESCO/AFRICA fellowships awarded in 1996/2001 = 30
7. BIOTECHNOLOGY
- WOMEN, SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY fellowships = 13
8. UNESCO/IPALAC
fellowships = 18
9. NITROGEN FIXATION
fellowships = 17
10. MIRCEN MOLECULAR
MICROBIOLOGY fellowships = 15
11. UNESCO/ASM
fellowships = 47
12. UNESCO/IUMS
fellowships = 26
13. UNESCO/IUMS/SGM
fellowships = 12
(These
awards are part of those in item 12)
14. UNESCO/MIRCEN
Fellows from Africa = 44 (Female = 5)
(Burkina Faso, Cape
Verde, Cameroon, Comoros, Côte d'Ivoire, Guinee, Guinee-Bissau,
Kenya, Madagascar, Mali, Namibia, Nigeria, Rwanda, Senegal, Sierra
Leone, South Africa, Seychelles, Swaziland, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda,
Zaire, Zambia, Zimbabwe), from a total of 88 applicants
Host institutes were
in Australia, Brazil, China, Canada, Egypt, France, Germany, Mexico,
India, Japan, Kenya, Madagascar, Senegal, Slovenia, South Africa,
U.K., and U.S.A.
15. UNESCO/MIRCEN
Fellows from Arab States = 36 (Female = 8)
(Egypt, Iraq, Jordan,
Libya, Mauritania, Morocco, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia,
Yemen), from a total of 30 applicants
Host institutes were
in Canada, Egypt, France, Germany, Kenya, Morocco, Netherlands,
Senegal, Thailand, and U.S.A.
16. UNESCO/MIRCEN
Fellows from Asia and Pacific = 44 (Female =
21)
(Bangladesh, Cambodia,
China, India, Iran, Japan, Malaysia, Mongolia, Nepal, New Zealand,
Pakistan, Philippines, Thailand, Vietnam), from a total of 36 applicants
Host institutes were
in Australia, Canada, China, Egypt, France, Germany, Hong Kong,
Hungary, India, Iran, Israel, Italy, Japan, Sweden, Thailand, and
U.S.A.
17. UNESCO/MIRCEN
Fellows from Europe = 32 (Female = 20)
(Albania, Armenia,
Belarus, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Kyrgystan, Lithuania,
Moldavia, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia,
Spain), from a total of 35 applicants
Host institutes were
in Austria, Brazil, Bulgaria, Egypt, Finland, France, Germany, Hungary,
Israel, Japan, Netherlands, Slovenia, U.K. and U.S.A.
18. UNESCO/MIRCEN
Fellows from Latin America and the Caribbean = 29 (Female = 15)
(Argentina, Brazil,
Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican
Republic, Mexico, Peru, Trinidad and Tobago), from a total of 22
applicants
Host institutes were
in Belgium, Brazil, Bulgaria, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Mexico,
Netherlands, Peru, Slovenia, Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, UK, and
U.S.A.
19. Fellowships
awarded to women scientists = 65
(Albania, Armenia,
Argentina, Bangladesh, Belarus, Brazil, Bulgaria, Cape Verde, Cambodia,
China, Colombia, Croatia, Cuba, Dominican Republic, India, Iran,
Iraq, Japan, Jordan, Kyrgystan, Lebanon, Libya, Lithuania, Malaysia,
Mali, Mexico, Moldova, Morocco, Pakistan, Philippines, Poland, Romania,
Russia, Serbia, Seychelles, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Senegal,
Sudan, South Africa, Spain, Syria, Tunisia, Uganda)
Host institutes were
in Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Bulgaria, Egypt, France, Germany,
Hong Kong, Hungary, India, Iran, Israel, Japan, Kenya, Mexico, Madagascar,
Netherlands, Slovenia, Senegal, Spain, Sweeden, U.K., and U.S.A.
20. Fellowships
awarded to scientists from least developed countries
= 24
(Bangladesh, Comoros,
Cape Verde, Guinee, Madagascar, Mali, Mauritania, Nepal, Rwanda,
Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda)
Host institutes were
in China, Egypt, France, Kenya, Senegal, Thailand and U.S.A.
21. Fellowships
awarded to scientists from the following countries = 86
Argentina, Bangladesh,
Burkina Faso, China, Croatia, Cuba, Czech Republic, Dominican Republic,
Egypt, India, Iran, Japan, Jordan, Kyrgystan, Libya, Lithuania,
Madagascar, Mali, Mauritania, Mexico, Moldova, Mongolia, Morocco,
Namibia, Nepal, Nigeria, Poland, Romania, Russia, Rwanda, Saudi
Arabia, Serbia, Sudan, Syria, Thailand, Tanzania, Zambia, for
training provided by MIRCENs in Brazil, Canada, Iran,
Egypt, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Hungary, Israel, Japan, Senegal,
Slovenia, Thailand, U.K. and U.S.A.
I.
UNESCO MIRCEN FELLOWSHIPS = 185
The global MIRCEN
network programme embodies research and training programmes that are
carried out in the framework of UNESCO's regular/participation and extrabudgetary
programme activities as a follow-up to earlier cornerstone activities
(1975 - 1989 as reported in MIRCEN News, Nos 1 - 12).
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A.
UNESCO SHORT-TERM MIRCEN FELLOWSHIPS
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Candidate
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Country of Origin
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Fields of study
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Host Institutions
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Professor
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1992
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Kaplan, D.
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Argentina
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Cloning-Trypanosoma
cruzei
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France
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Weiss
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Atanassov, A.
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Bulgaria
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Cellular Immunology
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France
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Van Regenmortel
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Njayou, M.
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Cameroon
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Diagnostic Kits Culture Collections
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France
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Quash
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Xu, B.
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China
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Marine
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USA
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Colwell
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Fetiarison, M.
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Madagascar1
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Biological Nitrogen-Fixation
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Senegal
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Dreyfus
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Das, S.
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Nepal
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Culture Collections
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Thailand
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Atthasampunna
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Guide-Cimmerman (F)
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Slovenia
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Fungal Taxonomy
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UK
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Pryse
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1993
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Markossian, S.
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Armenia
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Microbial Physiology
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Germany
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Amtranikian
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Tsytko, I.
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Belarus
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Biodegradation
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Finland
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Sallinoja-Salometakanon
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Tao, T.
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China
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Halotolerant Bacteria
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Japan
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Yoshida
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Ba, A.M.
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Senegal
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Mycorrhizae
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USA
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Sylvia
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Gueye, M.
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Senegal
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Biological Nitrogen-Fixation
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UK
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Sprent
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Al-moudallal, M.
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Syria
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Monoclonal Antibodies
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France
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Van Regenmortel
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1994
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Camiña, J.M.
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Argentina
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BNF Technology
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Brazil
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Freire S/S
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Guiamet, P.S. (F)
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Argentina
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BNF Technology
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Brazil
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Gaylarde S/S
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Hassan, M.
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Bangladesh
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Fermentation
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France
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Goma
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Damborsky, I.
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Czech Republic
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Industrial Microbiology
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UK
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Hardman
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Hernandez-Valdez
(F)
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Dominican Republic
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Plant Virology
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USA
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Cypess
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Fayed, E.O.
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Egypt
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Fermentation
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Thailand
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Atthasampunna S/S
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Girgis, M.G.Z.
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Egypt
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BNF Technology
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Senegal
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Gueye S/S
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Mani, K. (F)
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India
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Yeast Collections
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Hungary
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Deak
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Hindiyeh, M.Y. (F)
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Jordan
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Food Microbiology
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Egypt
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Magdoub S/S
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Mwaura, F.B.
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Kenya
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Culture Collection
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Japan
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Sugawara
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Akasha, A.
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Libya
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Food Microbiology
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Egypt
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Magdoub S/S
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Sanogo, D. (F)
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Mali
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Nitrogen-Fixation
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Senegal
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Gueye S/S
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Yattara, I.I.
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Mali
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Nitrogen-Fixation
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Senegal
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Gueye S/S
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Khbaya, B.
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Morocco
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Soil Biotechnology
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Senegal
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Gueye S/S
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Mbarek, A.N.
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Morocco
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Biotechnology
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France
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Kol
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Mounir, D.
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Morocco
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Biotechnology
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Canada
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Weber
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Irobi, N.O.
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Nigeria
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Industrial Microbiology
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Canada
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Moo-Young
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Matos, J.L.
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Portugal
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Fermentation
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France
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Goma
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Blatnik, J. (F)
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Slovenia
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Culture Collections
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Hungary
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Deak
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Mahgoub, S.A.
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Sudan
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Food Microbiology
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Egypt
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Magdoub S/S
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Pasitkul, P.
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Thailand
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Fermentation
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Japan
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Yoshida
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1995
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Kurochina, S. (F)
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Belarus
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Plant-Microbe
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Netherlands
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Nap
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Parfenov, P.
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Belarus
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Wastewater
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Austria
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Haberl
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Sanon, B.
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Burkina Faso
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Mycorrhizae
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France
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Martin
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Nwakka, D.
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Cameroon
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BNF Technology
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Brazil2
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Dobereiner/Franco
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Kone, B.
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Cote d'Ivoire
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BNF Technology
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Brazil2
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Dobereiner/Franco
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Rojas, E.P.
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Cuba
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Mycorrhizae
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Brazil
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Freire S/S
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Kalyani, I. (F)
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India
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Culture Collections
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Hungary
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Tornai-Lehoczki
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Moazami, N. (F)
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Iran
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Pearl Bearing Molluscs
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Iran
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Moazami (National)
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Nourouzian, S.
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Iran
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General Microbiology
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USA
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Antoine
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Fetiarison
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Madagascar
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BNF Technology
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Senegal
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Dreyeus S/S
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Traore, I.
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Mali
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Biomethanation
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China
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Hang S/S
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Tsetseg, B.
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Mongolia
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Microbial Taxonomy
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Japan
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Suguwara
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Abaibou, M.
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Morocco
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Nitrate Metabolism
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France
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Robert-Baudouy
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Hajjaj, H.
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Morocco
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Mycotoxins
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France
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Goma
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Zeghari, N. (F)
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Morocco
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Biotechnology
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France
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Doumer
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Uwimana, i.
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Rwanda
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BNF Technology
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USA
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Carr
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Mukuralinda, M.
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Rwanda
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BNF Technology
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USA
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Carr
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Nzasabayezu, O.
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Rwanda
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BNF Technology
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USA
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Carr
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Donzescu, A. (F)
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Romania
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Biotechnology
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France
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Goma
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Spencer-Barretto,
(F)
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Senegal
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Rhizobium
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Senegal
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Gueye (National)
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Sylla, S.
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Senegal
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BNF Technology
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Brazil2
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Dobereiner/Franco
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Dorington, A. (F)
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South Africa
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Microbial Chemistry
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USA
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Cooper
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Amurio, O. (F)
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Spain
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BNF Technology
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USA
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Van Berkum
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Babiker, S.
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Sudan
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Rhizobiology
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Germany
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BÖHnel
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Siddig, H.
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Sudan
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Fermented Foods
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Egypt
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Magdoub S/S
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Tassah, K.B.
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Togo
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Rhizobiology
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Senegal
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Gueye S/S
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Chen, J.
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Vietnam
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Bioprocess Technology
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Japan
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Suga
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Le Thanh, B.
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Vietnam
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Fermentation Technology
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Japan
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Yoshida
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Hansingo, L.
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Zambia
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Rhizobiology
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Germany
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BÖHnel
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1996/1997
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Troja, R. (F)
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Albania
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Microbial Germplasm
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Hungary
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Tornai-Lehoczki
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Dreher, S. (F)
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Brazil
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BNF Technology
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USA
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Keyser
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Vieiria, R. (F)
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Brazil
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Culture Collections
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Germany
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Stackebrandt
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Sanon, K.
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Burkina Faso
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Microbial Biotechnology
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Senegal
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Gueye S/S
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Tean, S. (F)
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Cambodia
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Bioconversions
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Hong Kong
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Buswell S/S
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Coutinho, E. (F)
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Cape Verde
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Plant Biotechnology
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Senegal
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Gueye S/S
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Lu, X.
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China
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Biodegradation Biotechnology
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Iran
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Moazami S/S
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Zhang J.X. (F)
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China
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Fermentation Technology
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Hong Kong
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Buswell S/S
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Abdou-Salame, A.
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Comores
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Biotechnology
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Egypt
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Magdoub S/S
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Valera, A.L. (F)
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Cuba
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Culture Collections
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UK
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Holmes
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Girgiz, M.
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Egypt
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BNF Technology
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Morocco
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Hilali S/S
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Gonotey, R.
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Guinee
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Microbial Biotechnology
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Senegal
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Gueye S/S
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Malekzadeh, S. (F)
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Iran
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Marine Biotechnology
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USA
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Colwell
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Taghavi (F)
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Iran
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Fermentations
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Hong Kong
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Buswell
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Saadoun, I.
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Jordan
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Agricultural Biotechnology
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USA
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Colwell
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Sultanakova, A. (F)
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Kyrgyzstan
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Waste Management
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Slovenia
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Kornhauser
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Levinskaite, L. (F)
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Lithuania
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Microbial Germplasm
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Hungary
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Tornai-Lehoczki
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Paskevicius, A.
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Lithuania
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Culture Collections
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Hungary
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Tornai-Lehoczki
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Repeckiene, J. (F)
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Lithuania
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Culture Collections
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Hungary
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Tornai-Lehoczki
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Maheswari, R. (F)
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Malaysia
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Environment Biotechnology
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India
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Vatsala S/S
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Houeibib, M.O.
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Mauritania
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Microbial Biotechnology
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Senegal
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Gueye S/S
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Hernadez, G. (F)
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Mexico
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Fermentation Technology
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France
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Goma
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Olmos, D.
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Mexico
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Fermentation Technology
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France
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Goma
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Smouni, A.
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Morocco
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Molecular Microbiology
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France
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Duhoux
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Barrion, I.
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Namibia
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Bioremediation
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Slovenia
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Kornhauser
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Edge, T.
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Nigeria
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Biopesticide
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Slovenia
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Kornhauser
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Ilori, M.
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Nigeria
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Environment Biotechnology
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UK
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Bull
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Mislewicz (F)
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Poland
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Culture Collections
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Hungary
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Tornai-Lehoczki
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Piotrowska, M.
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Poland
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Culture Collections
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Hungary
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Tornai-Lehoczki
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Rosu, A. (F)
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Romania
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Mycorrhizae (Soil)
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Egypt
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Magdoub
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Al-Thukair, A.A.
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Saudi Arabia
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Marine Biotechnology
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USA
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Colwell
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Malinavic (F)
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Serbia
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Culture Collections
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Hungary
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Tornai-Lehoczki
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Diouf, A.
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Senegal
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BNF Technology
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Mexico
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Martinez
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Abdalla, M.A. (F)
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Sudan
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BNF Technology
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Kenya
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Karanja S/S
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Somaya, S. (F)
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Sudan
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BNF Technology
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Egypt
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Magdoub
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Hamza, S. (F)
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Tunisia
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Plant Biotechnology
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Netherlands
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Kema
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Hansingo, P.
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Zambia
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BNF Technology
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Kenya
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Karanja S/S
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1998/1999
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De Melo. G.C.
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Brazil
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Natural Products
Biotech
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Slovenia
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Boh/Kornhauser3
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Okino, L. (F)
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Brazil
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Mushroomology
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Hong Kong
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Buswell
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Dulguerova, G. (F)
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Bulgaria
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Microbial Technology
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Israel
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Okon
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Cao, J. X.
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China
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Micro-Algae Culture
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Israel
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Vonshak
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Sikova, S. (F)
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Croatia
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Culture Collections
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Hungary
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Tornai-Lehoczki
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Shanmugam
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India
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Culture Collections
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Germany
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Stackebrandt
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Al-Jammas, F. (F)
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Iraq
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Food Biotechnology
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Egypt
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Magdoub
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Midiwo, J.O.
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Kenya
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Natural Products
Biotech
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Slovenia
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Boh/Kornhauser3
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Caus, M.V. (F)
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Moldova
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Biofertilizer Technology
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Brazil
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Freire
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Withers, T.
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New Zealand
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Entomology
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USA
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Keena
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Talledo, M.
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Peru
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Marine Biotechnology
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USA
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Huq
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Naumoff, V.
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Russia
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Culture Collections
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Hungary
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Tornai-Lehoczki
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Lisichkine, G.
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Russia
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Culture Collections
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Hungary
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Tornai-Lehoczki
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Arzumawian, V.
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Russia
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Culture Collections
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Hungary
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Tornai-Lehoczki
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Edje, O.T.
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Swaziland
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Natural Products Biotech
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Slovenia
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Boh/Kornhauser3
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Al-Samra, A.
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Syria
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Food Microbiology
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Egypt
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Magdoub
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Nsubuya, R. (F)
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Uganda
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Biostatistics
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USA
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Wood
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2000/2001
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Delarayan, L. (F)
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Argentina
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Bioprocess Technology
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Mexico
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Rodriguez
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Murialdo, S. (F)
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Argentina
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Bioremediation
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Spain
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Lalucat
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Rollet, M. (F)
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Argentina
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Medical Biotech
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UK
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Holmes
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Gevorkyan, S. (F)
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Armenia
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Taxonomy
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France
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Mouchacca
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Khan, N. (F)
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Bangladesh
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Marine Biotech
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USA
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Huq
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Do Vale Simon, M.
(F)
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Brazil
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Plant Biotechnology
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Germany
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Kahl
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Paganelli
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Brazil
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Bioconversion
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Hong Kong
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Buswell
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Atanasova, M. (F)
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Bulgaria
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BNF Technology
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France
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Haertle
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Dolapchiev, L. (F)
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Bulgaria
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Yeast Genetics
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Bulgaria
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Dolapchiev
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Vassileva, A. (F)
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Bulgaria
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Fermentation Technology
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Japan
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