Microbial secondary metabolites and their impacts on insect symbioses

Current Opinion in Insect Science

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 15-22

  Klassen, Jonathan L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

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[No Author keywords available]

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FUNGI; HEXAPODA;

EID: 84925455006     PISSN: 22145745     EISSN: 22145753     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cois.2014.08.004     Document Type: Review

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