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        <article-title>Syntrophus aciditrophicus sp. nov., a new anaerobic bacterium that degrades fatty acids and benzoate in syntrophic association with hydrogen-using microorganisms</article-title>
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        <volume>171</volume>
        <fpage>107</fpage>
        <lpage>114</lpage>
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        <issn>0302-8933</issn>
        <essn>1432-072X</essn>
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        <year>1996</year>
        <volume>18</volume>
        <fpage>62</fpage>
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        <volume>2, Part C</volume>
        <edition>2</edition>
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            <surname>Brulla</surname>
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        <article-title>Syntrophus buswellii gen. nov., sp. nov.: a benzoate catabolizer from methanogenic ecosystems.</article-title>
        <year>1984</year>
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