Fungal hydrophobins: Proteins that function at an interface

Trends in Plant Science

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 9-15

  Wessels, Joseph G H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

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BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); FUNGI;

EID: 0345073927     PISSN: 13601385     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1360-1385(96)80017-3     Document Type: Review

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