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The incorporation comparison is explicitly from 13C-labelled microcosm experiments, not a direct field measurement of long-term incorporation. DIRECT_TEXT

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Source: Microbial extracellular residues are a major source of mineral-associated soil carbon · locator {} · excerpt hash sha256:1fc9bfcce69fda0c7b08fe9c012c04bca42c975070b3f687554b2a34439593b5

In 13C-labelling microcosm experiments, carbon derived from extracellular polymeric substances is incorporated into the mineral-associated organic carbon pool at rates comparable to or exceeding those of microbial cellular residues.