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Microbiological Response to Copper Contamination of a Paddy Soil

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This study was, in part, supported by The Key Basic Research and Development Plan (973) from China Science and Technology Ministry (No. 2002CB410804), Program for Changjiang Scholars and Innovative Research Team in University (PCSIRT-IRT0536) and a grant from the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No.20577044).

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  1. Ministry of Education Key Laboratory for Environmental Remediation and Ecological Health, College of Natural Resources and Environmental Sciences, Zhejiang University, Huajiachi Campus, Hangzhou, 310029, China

    Q. Sun, Z. L. He, X. E. Yang & J. L. Shentu

  2. Agricultural College, Ningxia University, Yinchuan, 750021, China

    Q. Sun

  3. Indian River Research and Education Center, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida, Fort Pierce, FL, 34945, USA

    Z. L. He

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Sun, Q., He, Z.L., Yang, X.E. et al. Microbiological Response to Copper Contamination of a Paddy Soil. Bull Environ Contam Toxicol 78, 469–473 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00128-007-9213-8

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