<i>Bacillus</i> Strains Most Closely Related to <i>Bacillus nealsonii</i> Are Not Effectively Circumscribed within the Taxonomic Species Definition

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Figure 4: <i>Bacillus</i> Strains Most Closely Related to <i>Bacillus nealsonii</i> Are Not Effectively Circumscribed within the Taxonomic Species Definition 

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Bacillus Strains Most Closely Related to Bacillus nealsonii Are Not Effectively Circumscribed within the Taxonomic Species Definition

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