Morphogenesis, growth, and development of the grass symbiont Epichlöe festucae

Topics in Current Genetics

Volumn 22, Issue , 2012, Pages 243-264

  Scott, Barry ^a   Becker, Yvonne ^a   Becker, Matthias ^a   Cartwright, Gemma ^a  

^a MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

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EID: 84856411419     PISSN: 16102096     EISSN: 16106970     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-22916-9_12     Document Type: Article

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