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Diagnostic features in the characterisation of the root-nodule bacteria of legumes

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Graham, P.H., Parker, C.A. Diagnostic features in the characterisation of the root-nodule bacteria of legumes. Plant Soil 20, 383–396 (1964). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01373828

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