Polydnavirus-mediated suppression of insect immunity
β Scribed by Kent S Shelby; Bruce A Webb
- Book ID
- 114053199
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 1999
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 238 KB
- Volume
- 45
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0022-1910
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