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Bradyrhizobium iriomotense sp. nov., Isolated from a Tumor-Like Root of the Legume Entada koshunensis from Iriomote Island in Japan

Muhammad Saiful ISLAMThe International Center for Biotechnology, Osaka University
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Hiroko KAWASAKIThe International Center for Biotechnology, Osaka University;Biological Resource Center (NBRC), Department of Biotechnology, National Institute of Technology and Evaluation (NITE)
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Yuki MURAMATSUBiological Resource Center (NBRC), Department of Biotechnology, National Institute of Technology and Evaluation (NITE)
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Yasuyoshi NAKAGAWABiological Resource Center (NBRC), Department of Biotechnology, National Institute of Technology and Evaluation (NITE)
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Tatsuji SEKIThe International Center for Biotechnology, Osaka University
Pages 1416-1429 | Received 13 Nov 2007, Accepted 26 Feb 2008, Published online: 22 May 2014

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