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Review
. 2002 Aug 6;99(16):10234-6.
doi: 10.1073/pnas.162359199. Epub 2002 Jul 30.

How many species of prokaryotes are there?

Bess B Ward  1
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How many species of prokaryotes are there?

Bess B Ward. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. .
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  • Estimating prokaryotic diversity and its limits.
    Curtis TP, Sloan WT, Scannell JW. Curtis TP, et al. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2002 Aug 6;99(16):10494-9. doi: 10.1073/pnas.142680199. Epub 2002 Jul 3. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2002. PMID: 12097644 Free PMC article.

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