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Organic Sulfur Compounds in the Environment Biogeochemistry, Microbiology, and Ecological Aspects

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Advances in Microbial Ecology

Part of the book series: Advances in Microbial Ecology ((AMIE,volume 11))

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More than a decade has elapsed since the review in Advances by Bremner and Steele (1978) of the role of microorganisms in the atmospheric sulfur cycle. In the intervening decade or so, the dawning realization in the 1970s that volatile organic sulfur compounds are major components of the global sulfur cycle has developed from informed speculation to the status of established fact, supported by ever-accumulating data.

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