Functional Genomic Analysis of the Rice Blast Fungus Magnaporthe grisea

Applied Mycology and Biotechnology

Volumn 4, Issue C, 2004, Pages 331-352

  Gilbert, Martin J ^a   Soanes, Darren M ^a   Talbot, Nicholas J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 34548390092     PISSN: 18745334     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/S1874-5334(04)80017-0     Document Type: Chapter

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