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Investigation of Horizontal Gene Transfer from Transgenic Aspen to Ectomycorrhizal Fungi

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Nehls, U., Zhang, C., Tarkka, M., Hampp, R., Fladung, M. (2006). Investigation of Horizontal Gene Transfer from Transgenic Aspen to Ectomycorrhizal Fungi. In: Fladung, M., Ewald, D. (eds) Tree Transgenesis. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-32199-3_15

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