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Anybody interested in working on this article? -- Robin-vst ( talk) 18:54, 11 January 2008 (UTC) reply

I am. But it really hurts. -- Kku ( talk) 14:38, 12 May 2017 (UTC) reply

I will be looking to edit to the introduction of this article through the Michigan State University Microbial Biotechnology Course (MMG 445). I am going to be looking for a few reliable sources to cite. I am looking to make the introduction a little more broad, yet more informative and detailed. Sdunyak ( talk) 23:59, 14 February 2018 (UTC) reply

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This article was the subject of a Wiki Education Foundation-supported course assignment, between 9 March 2020 and 29 May 2020. Further details are available on the course page. Student editor(s): Kimwhite11. Peer reviewers: Pmatel16, Prokarylotic Lover.

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