Friend and foe: the two faces of Xenorhabdus nematophila

Erin E. Herbert; Heidi Goodrich-Blair

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journal article Aug 01, 2007

Friend and foe: the two faces of Xenorhabdus nematophila

Erin E. Herbert Heidi Goodrich-Blair

Nature Reviews Microbiology Vol. 5 No. 8 pp. 634-646 · Springer Science and Business Media LLC

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Erin E. Herbert

Department of Bacteriology, University of Wisconsin—Madison, Madison, Wisconsin 53706

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Heidi Goodrich-Blair

Department of Bacteriology, University of Wisconsin—Madison, Madison, Wisconsin 53706

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Erin E. Herbert, Heidi Goodrich-Blair (2007). Friend and foe: the two faces of Xenorhabdus nematophila. Nature Reviews Microbiology, 5(8), 634-646. https://doi.org/10.1038/nrmicro1706

Friend and foe: the two faces of Xenorhabdus nematophila

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