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Signal perception during plant-bacteria interactions: from chemicals to physical signals

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Ren, BZ., Qian, W. Signal perception during plant-bacteria interactions: from chemicals to physical signals. Sci. China Life Sci. 63, 305–307 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11427-019-1594-2

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