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Effect of gamma-hexachiorocyclohexane on amylolytic microorganisms of soil and amylase activity

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  1. Section of Microbiology, SK University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology, 191 121, Shalimar, Kashmir, India

    M. Y. Zargar

  2. Department of Microbiology, G.B.Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, 263 145, Pantnagar, India

    B. N. Johri

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Zargar, M.Y., Johri, B.N. Effect of gamma-hexachiorocyclohexane on amylolytic microorganisms of soil and amylase activity. Bull. Environ. Contam. Toxicol. 55, 426–430 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00206682

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