Agrobacterium-host attachment and biofilm formation

Agrobacterium: From Biology to Biotechnology

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 243-277

  Fuqua, Clay ^a  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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DOI: 10.1007/978-0-387-72290-0_7     Document Type: Chapter

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