Effect of bacterial distribution and activity on conjugal gene transfer on the phylloplane of the bush bean (Phaseolus vulgaris).

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Published in Appl Environ Microbiol on May 01, 1998

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B Normander1, B B Christensen, S Molin, N Kroer

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1: National Environmental Research Institute, Department of Marine Ecology and Microbiology, Roskilde, Denmark.

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