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Poole, P.S., Hynes, M.F., Johnston, A.W.B., Tiwari, R.P., Reeve, W.G., Downie, J.A. (2008). Physiology Of Root-Nodule Bacteria. In: Dilworth, M.J., James, E.K., Sprent, J.I., Newton, W.E. (eds) Nitrogen-fixing Leguminous Symbioses. Nitrogen Fixation: Origins, Applications, and Research Progress, vol 7. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-3548-7_9
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