Exopolysaccharide Biosynthesis in Rhizobium leguminosarum: From Genes to Functions
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© 2012 Ivashina and Ksenzenko, licensee InTech. This is an open access chapter distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. Exopolysaccharide Biosynthesis in Rhizobium leguminosarum: From Genes to Functions
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