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The rhizosphere zoo: An overview of plant-associated communities of microorganisms, including phages, bacteria, archaea, and fungi, and of some of their structuring factors

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Buée, M., De Boer, W., Martin, F. et al. The rhizosphere zoo: An overview of plant-associated communities of microorganisms, including phages, bacteria, archaea, and fungi, and of some of their structuring factors. Plant Soil 321, 189–212 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11104-009-9991-3

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