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A RECENT electron microscopic examination of a soil sample from Texas revealed the presence of unusual forms of micro-organisms. As a result, a more extensive survey of North American soils was undertaken, to find whether the so-called ‘polyspheroids’ were more widely distributed, or restricted to limited areas.
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ORENSKI, S., BYSTRICKY, V. & MARAMOROSCH, K. ‘Polyspheroids’ from American Soils. Nature 210, 221 (1966). https://doi.org/10.1038/210221a0
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