Bacterial Endophytes: Who and Where, and What Are They Doing There?

Molecular Microbial Ecology of the Rhizosphere: Volume 1

Volumn 1, Issue , 2013, Pages 391-403

  Malfanova, Natalia ^a,b,c   Lugtenberg, Ben J J ^a   Berg, Gabriele ^d  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b ALL RUSSIA RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR AGRICULTURAL MICROBIOLOGY   (Russian Federation)

^c Koppert Biological Systems   (Netherlands)

^d GRAZ UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Austria)

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EID: 84886527250     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9781118297674.ch36     Document Type: Chapter

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