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Sørensen, J., Nybroe, O. (2006). Reporter Genes in Bacterial Inoculants Can Monitor Life Conditions and Functions in Soil. In: Nannipieri, P., Smalla, K. (eds) Nucleic Acids and Proteins in Soil. Soil Biology, vol 8. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg . https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-29449-X_16

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