Nutrient sharing between symbionts

Plant Physiology

Volumn 144, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 604-614

  White, James ^a   Prell, Jurgen ^a   James, Euan K ^b   Poole, Philip ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 34250672022     PISSN: 00320889     EISSN: 15322548     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1104/pp.107.097741     Document Type: Review

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