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Singh, M. R., & Ghosh, B. (2025). Microbial biotechnology for sustainable preservation of cultural heritage: Bio-cleaning and self-healing preservation materials. European Journal of Sustainable Development Research, 9(4), em0320. https://doi.org/10.29333/ejosdr/16580

Vancouver

Singh MR, Ghosh B. Microbial biotechnology for sustainable preservation of cultural heritage: Bio-cleaning and self-healing preservation materials. EUR J SUSTAIN DEV RES. 2025;9(4):em0320. https://doi.org/10.29333/ejosdr/16580

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Singh MR, Ghosh B. Microbial biotechnology for sustainable preservation of cultural heritage: Bio-cleaning and self-healing preservation materials. EUR J SUSTAIN DEV RES. 2025;9(4), em0320. https://doi.org/10.29333/ejosdr/16580

Chicago

Singh, Manager Rajdeo, and Biyas Ghosh. "Microbial biotechnology for sustainable preservation of cultural heritage: Bio-cleaning and self-healing preservation materials". European Journal of Sustainable Development Research 2025 9 no. 4 (2025): em0320. https://doi.org/10.29333/ejosdr/16580

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Singh, M. R., and Ghosh, B. (2025). Microbial biotechnology for sustainable preservation of cultural heritage: Bio-cleaning and self-healing preservation materials. European Journal of Sustainable Development Research, 9(4), em0320. https://doi.org/10.29333/ejosdr/16580

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Singh, Manager Rajdeo et al. "Microbial biotechnology for sustainable preservation of cultural heritage: Bio-cleaning and self-healing preservation materials". European Journal of Sustainable Development Research, vol. 9, no. 4, 2025, em0320. https://doi.org/10.29333/ejosdr/16580