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Insect cell lines and baculoviruses as effective biocontrol agents of forest pests
Guido F Caputo1, Sardar S Sohi1, Sharon V Hooey1
1Natural Resources Canada, Great Lakes Forestry Centre, Sault Ste. Marie, ON P6A2E5 CANADA.
BMC Proceedings
|March 1, 2012
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