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Bacterial–plant conjugation: A bizarre vegetal bestiality

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Lichtenstein, C. Bacterial–plant conjugation: A bizarre vegetal bestiality. Nature 322, 682–683 (1986). https://doi.org/10.1038/322682a0

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