Investigation of the cell surface structures of agrobacteria involved in bacterial and plant interactions

Microbiology

Volumn 70, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 232-238

  Chumakov, M I ^a   Dykman, L A ^a   Bogatyrev, V A ^a   Kurbanova, I V ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF BIOCHEMISTRY AND PHYSIOLOGY OF PLANTS AND MICROORGANISMS   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

Agrobacteria; Microfibrils; VirB2 protein

Indexed keywords

EID: 27644450273     PISSN: 00262617     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1010446000969     Document Type: Article

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