Comparison of the bioluminescence of Photorhabdus species and subspecies type strains

Folia Microbiologica

Volumn 49, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 539-542

  Hyrsl P ^a   Ciz M ^b   Lojek, A ^b  

^a MASARYK UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

^b INSTITUTE OF BIOPHYSICS   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); NEMATODA; PHOTORHABDUS;

EID: 11844301350     PISSN: 00155632     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02931530     Document Type: Article

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