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Somatic Musculature of Trichodorus porosus and Criconemoides similis

G W Bird

    Journal of Nematology
    |March 27, 2009
    PubMed

    Keywords:
    Criconemoides similisSomatic musculatureTrichodorus porosusUltrastructure

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