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The Ti-Plasmids Of Agrobacterium Tumefaciens and Their Role in Crown Gall Formation

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Genome Organization and Expression in Plants

Part of the book series: NATO Advanced Study Institutes Series ((ASIAS,volume 29))

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Crown Gall: Genetic Engineering in Function of a Parasitic Mode of life.

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  1. Laboratory for Genetics, State University-Gent, Belgium

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  2. Max-Planck-Institut für Züchtungsforschung-Köln, Deutschland

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Schell, J., Van Montagu, M. (1980). The Ti-Plasmids Of Agrobacterium Tumefaciens and Their Role in Crown Gall Formation. In: Leaver, C.J. (eds) Genome Organization and Expression in Plants. NATO Advanced Study Institutes Series, vol 29. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-3051-6_38

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