Boundaries for conjugative transfer of rhizobial plasmids: Restraining and releasing factors

Plasticity in Plant-Growth-Promoting and Phytopathogenic Bacteria

Volumn 9781461492030, Issue , 2014, Pages 43-54

  Brom, Susana ^a   Pistorio, Mariano ^b   Romero, David ^a   Torres Tejerizo, Gonzalo ^b  

^a INSTITUTO DE CIENCIAS FÍSICAS   (Mexico)

^b UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE LA PLATA   (Argentina)

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EID: 84930066843     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4614-9203-0_3     Document Type: Chapter

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