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Adherence of Bacteria to Plant Surfaces Measured in the Laboratory
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Adherence of Bacteria to Plant Surfaces Measured in the Laboratory

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Bacteria--plant cell surface interactions: active immobilization of saprophytic bacteria in plant leaves

V O Sing, M N Schroth

    Science (New York, N.Y.)
    |August 19, 1977
    PubMed

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