Brewing Bokashi: Strengthening Student Skills in Dilution Theory through Fermentation Analysis.
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PROVIDER: S-EPMC4858371 | biostudies-literature | 2016 May
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Brewing Bokashi: Strengthening Student Skills in Dilution Theory through Fermentation Analysis.
Journal of microbiology & biology education 20160504 2
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