Horizontal Gene Transfer and Homologous Recombination Drive the Evolution of the Nitrogen-Fixing Symbionts of Medicago Species

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  2007

• Venue

  Journal of Bacteriology

• Publication date

  2007-05-11

• Fields of study

  Biology, Medicine, Environmental Science

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  DOI 10.1128/JB.00105-07PMID 17496100PMCID PMC1951869
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