Chapter 22
Complete Genome of an Uncultured Endosymbiont Coupling Nitrogen Fixation to Cellulolysis within Protist Cells in Termite Gut
Book Editor(s):Frans J. de Bruijn,
Frans J. de Bruijn
Laboratory of Plant Micro-organism Interaction, CNRS-INRA, Castanet Tolosan, France
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This chapter contains sections titled:
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Introduction
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Methods
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Results and Discussion
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