Ecological dynamics and complex interactions of Agrobacterium megaplasmids

Thomas G. Platt1, Elise R. Morton1, Ian S. Barton1, James D. Bever1, Clay Fuqua1
1Department of Biology, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN, USA

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