Current Knowledge on the Ralstonia Solanacearum Type III Secretion System

Overview

Journal Microb Biotechnol

Specialties Biotechnology
Microbiology

Date 2013 Apr 27

PMID 23617636

Citations 63

Authors

Nuria S Coll

Marc Valls

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