ARTIFACTS. “Microorganisms in the earthworm gut and the effect of the gut environment on microbial populations were extensively studied in the past with the classical methods of microbiology. The extensive data on the cultured organisms inhabiting the earthworm-associated ecosystems one should consider with a certain salt grain due to the well-known disadvantages and biases of the plating/culturing techniques.”
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