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Microorganisms form a huge, largely undiscovered potential. Viruses are the most abundant biological entities in ecosystems at the global scale. Historical development and significance of microbial ecology. Department of ecology and evolutionary biology, university of colorado, boulder, colorado 80309 usa. This essential reference was designed by selecting relevant chapters from the authoritative and comprehensive encyclopedia of microbiology, 3rd edn.
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