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Microbial symbioses and host nutrition. / Donkersley, Philip; Robinson, Sam; Duetsch, Ella K et al.
Microbiomes of Soils, Plants and Animals. ed. / Rachael E Antwis; Xavier A Harrison; Michael J Cox. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2020. p. 78-97.

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Donkersley, P, Robinson, S, Duetsch, EK & Gibbons, AT 2020, Microbial symbioses and host nutrition. in RE Antwis, XA Harrison & MJ Cox (eds), Microbiomes of Soils, Plants and Animals. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, pp. 78-97. https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108654418.005

APA

Donkersley, P., Robinson, S., Duetsch, E. K., & Gibbons, A. T. (2020). Microbial symbioses and host nutrition. In R. E. Antwis, X. A. Harrison, & M. J. Cox (Eds.), Microbiomes of Soils, Plants and Animals (pp. 78-97). Cambridge University Press. https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108654418.005

Vancouver

Donkersley P, Robinson S, Duetsch EK, Gibbons AT. Microbial symbioses and host nutrition. In Antwis RE, Harrison XA, Cox MJ, editors, Microbiomes of Soils, Plants and Animals. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. 2020. p. 78-97 doi: 10.1017/9781108654418.005

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Donkersley, Philip ; Robinson, Sam ; Duetsch, Ella K et al. / Microbial symbioses and host nutrition. Microbiomes of Soils, Plants and Animals. editor / Rachael E Antwis ; Xavier A Harrison ; Michael J Cox. Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2020. pp. 78-97

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