AusME 2022 Melbourne conference

Editorial

Marcelino, Vanessa R. and Birnbaum, Christina. 2023. "AusME 2022 Melbourne conference." Microbiology Australia. 44 (1), pp. 3-4. https://doi.org/10.1071/MA23015

Article Title	AusME 2022 Melbourne conference
ERA Journal ID	40629
Article Category	Editorial
Authors	Marcelino, Vanessa R. and Birnbaum, Christina
Journal Title	Microbiology Australia
Journal Citation	44 (1), pp. 3-4
Number of Pages	2
Year	2023
Publisher	CSIRO Publishing
Place of Publication	Australia
ISSN	1324-4272
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)	https://doi.org/10.1071/MA23015
Web Address (URL)	https://www.publish.csiro.au/MA/MA23015
Contains Sensitive Content	Does not contain sensitive content
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020	310703. Microbial ecology
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