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Review
. 2006 Jun 29;361(1470):845-50.
doi: 10.1098/rstb.2006.1847.

Introduction: How and when did microbes change the world?

Thomas Cavalier-Smith  1 , Martin Brasier, T Martin Embley
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Review

Introduction: How and when did microbes change the world?

Thomas Cavalier-Smith et al. Philos Trans R Soc Lond B Biol Sci. .
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