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De Felice, B., Pasquale, V., Tancredi, N. et al. Genetic fingerprint of microorganisms associated with the deterioration of an historical tuff monument in Italy. J Genet 89, 253–257 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12041-010-0035-9
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