The agrobacterium tumefaciens C58 genome

Agrobacterium: From Biology to Biotechnology

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 149-181

  Slater, Steven C ^a   Goodner, Brad W ^b   Setubal, João C ^c   Goldman, Barry S ^d   Wood, Derek W ^e,f   Nester, Eugene W ^e  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b HIRAM COLLEGE   (United States)

^c VIRGINIA BIOINFORMATICS INSTITUTE   (United States)

^d MONSANTO COMPANY   (United States)

^e SEATTLE PACIFIC UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

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DOI: 10.1007/978-0-387-72290-0_4     Document Type: Chapter

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