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Symbiosis between Non-Related Bacteria in Phototrophic Consortia

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Molecular Basis of Symbiosis

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Overmann, J. (2005). Symbiosis between Non-Related Bacteria in Phototrophic Consortia. In: Overmann, J. (eds) Molecular Basis of Symbiosis. Progress in Molecular and Subcellular Biology, vol 41. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-28221-1_2

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