Phyllosphere microbiology: A perspective

Microbial Ecology of Aerial Plant Surfaces

Volumn , Issue , 2006, Pages 1-20

  Lindow, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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