Endophytic bacteria and their potential applications

Critical Reviews in Plant Sciences

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 583-606

  Lodewyckx, Cindy ^a,b   Vangronsveld, Jaco ^b   Porteous, Fiona ^c   Moore, Edward R B ^c   Taghavi, Safieh ^a,d   Mezgeay, Max ^a,e   Van der Lelie, Daniel ^a,b,d  

^a FLEMISH INSTITUTE FOR TECHNOLOGICAL RESEARCH VITO   (Belgium)

^b HASSELT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^c SCOTTISH CROP RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^d BROOKHAVEN NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^e BELGIAN NUCLEAR RESEARCH CENTRE   (Belgium)

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EID: 0036447125     PISSN: 07352689     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0735-260291044377     Document Type: Review

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