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Transcriptomics in Sinorhizobium Meliloti

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Becker, A., de Bruijn, F.J. (2005). Transcriptomics in Sinorhizobium Meliloti. In: Palacios, R., Newton, W.E. (eds) Genomes and Genomics of Nitrogen-fixing Organisms. Nitrogen Fixation: Origins, Applications, and Research Progress, vol 3. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/1-4020-3054-1_11

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