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        <volume>166</volume>
        <fpage>184</fpage>
        <lpage>192</lpage>
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        <abbrev>Arch Microbiol</abbrev>
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        <essn>1432-072X</essn>
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        <article-title>Elemental sulfur and thiosulfate disproportionation by Desulfocapsa sulfoexigens sp. nov., a new anaerobic bacterium isolated from marine surface sediment.</article-title>
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