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Research on Endophytic Bacteria: Recent Advances with Forest Trees

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Microbial Root Endophytes

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  1. Leslie Paul

    Present address: Department of Forest Mycology and Pathology, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU), Box 7026, 750 07, Uppsala, Sweden

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    Richa Anand & Leslie Paul

  2. Faculty of Land and Food Systems, Faculty of Forestry, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, V6T 1Z4

    Chris Chanway

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Anand, R., Paul, L., Chanway, C. (2006). Research on Endophytic Bacteria: Recent Advances with Forest Trees. In: Schulz, B.J.E., Boyle, C.J.C., Sieber, T.N. (eds) Microbial Root Endophytes. Soil Biology, vol 9. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-33526-9_6

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