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The aquaporin gene family of the ectomycorrhizal fungus Laccaria bicolor: lessons for symbiotic functions
Article first published online: 25 FEB 2011
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-8137.2011.03651.x
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Dietz, S., von Bülow, J., Beitz, E. and Nehls, U. (2011), The aquaporin gene family of the ectomycorrhizal fungus Laccaria bicolor: lessons for symbiotic functions. New Phytologist, 190: 927–940. doi: 10.1111/j.1469-8137.2011.03651.x
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- Issue published online: 11 MAY 2011
- Article first published online: 25 FEB 2011
- Received: 1 October 2010, Accepted: 24 December 2010
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