Genomes of the symbiotic nitrogen-fixing bacteria of legumes

Plant Physiology

Volumn 144, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 615-622

  MacLean, Allyson M ^a   Finan, Turlough M ^a   Sadowsky, Michael J ^b  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

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EID: 34250632806     PISSN: 00320889     EISSN: 15322548     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1104/pp.107.101634     Document Type: Review

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