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  1. Department of Plant and Soil Science, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, Scotland, UK

    Carlo Leifert

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Leifert, C., Woodward, S. Laboratory contamination management: the requirement for microbiological quality assurance. Plant Cell, Tissue and Organ Culture 52, 83–88 (1998). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1005905604043

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