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Dávila, G., González, V., Ramírez-Romero, M.A., Rodríguez, O. (2004). Rhizobium Etli Genome Biology. In: Palacios, R., Newton, W.E. (eds) Genomes and Genomics of Nitrogen-fixing Organisms. Nitrogen Fixation: Origins, Applications, and Research Progress, vol 3. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/1-4020-3054-1_9
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