Genomics of plant-associated bacteria: The soft rot enterobacteriaceae

Genomics of Plant-Associated Bacteria

Volumn , Issue , 2014, Pages 37-58

  Charkowski, Amy O ^a   Lind, Jenna ^a   Rubio Salazar, Isael ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-55378-3_2     Document Type: Chapter

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