Applications of quantitative microscopy in studies of plant surface microbiology

Plant Surface Microbiology

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 503-550

  Dazzo, Frank B ^a  

^a Michigan State University ^*  (United States)

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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-540-74051-3_27     Document Type: Chapter

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