How Bacteria Turn Fiber into Food

Mason Inman

doi:10.1371/journal.pbio.1001227

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How Bacteria Turn Fiber into Food

Mason Inman

* E-mail: masoninman@gmail.com

Affiliation Freelance Science Writer, Berkeley, California, United States of America
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How Bacteria Turn Fiber into Food

Mason Inman

Published: December 20, 2011
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pbio.1001227

About the Authors

Mason Inman

* E-mail: masoninman@gmail.com

Affiliation Freelance Science Writer, Berkeley, California, United States of America

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The author has declared that no competing interests exist.

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