Speak, friend, and enter: signalling systems that promote beneficial symbiotic associations in plants

Giles E. D. Oldroyd

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journal article Mar 15, 2013

Speak, friend, and enter: signalling systems that promote beneficial symbiotic associations in plants

Giles E. D. Oldroyd

Nature Reviews Microbiology Vol. 11 No. 4 pp. 252-263 · Springer Science and Business Media LLC

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Giles E. D. Oldroyd (2013). Speak, friend, and enter: signalling systems that promote beneficial symbiotic associations in plants. Nature Reviews Microbiology, 11(4), 252-263. https://doi.org/10.1038/nrmicro2990

Speak, friend, and enter: signalling systems that promote beneficial symbiotic associations in plants

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