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Xu, Q., Adney, W.S., Ding, SY., Michael, H.E. (2007). Cellulases For Biomass Conversion. In: Polaina, J., MacCabe, A.P. (eds) Industrial Enzymes. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/1-4020-5377-0_3

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