Entomopathogenic nematode and bacteria mutualism

Defensive Mutualism in Microbial Symbiosis

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 99-116

  Koppenhöfer, Heather S ^a   Gaugler, Randy ^a  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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