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                <surname>Ngugi</surname>
                <given-names>D.K.</given-names>
              </person-name>
              <person-name>
                <surname>Miyake</surname>
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              </person-name>
              <person-name>
                <surname>Cahill</surname>
                <given-names>M.</given-names>
              </person-name>
              <person-name>
                <surname>Vinu</surname>
                <given-names>M.</given-names>
              </person-name>
              <person-name>
                <surname>Hackmann</surname>
                <given-names>T.J.</given-names>
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                <surname>Blom</surname>
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                <surname>Stingl</surname>
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            <article-title>Genomic diversification of giant enteric symbionts reflects host dietary lifestyles.</article-title>
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        <curatorial-note>TODO (parker): The article indicates that the 16S sequence is contained in contig ABEQ01000069.</curatorial-note>
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