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Author: SLONCZEWSKI
Publisher: Norton custom
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The importance of oxidation state of cycled compounds for their acquisition, usability, and potential toxicity.

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Microbes are essential for the proper functioning of biogeochemical cycles. There are predominantly six compounds which are recycled and used by organisms: carbon, oxygen, nitrogen, hydrogen, phosphorus, and sulfur. The elemental composition of microbes depends largely on the species and conditions available for their growth.

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