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  1. Institute of Microbiology, Technical University of Braunschweig, SpielmannstraĂźe 7, 38106, Braunschweig, Germany

    Barbara Schulz

  2. Augustastraße 32, 02826, Görlitz, Germany

    Christine Boyle

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    Christine J. C. Boyle

  3. Department of Environmental Sciences Institute of Integrative Biology Forest Pathology and Dendrology, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, 8092, ZĂĽrich, Switzerland

    Thomas N. Sieber

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Schulz, B., Boyle, C. (2006). What are Endophytes?. In: Schulz, B.J.E., Boyle, C.J.C., Sieber, T.N. (eds) Microbial Root Endophytes. Soil Biology, vol 9. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-33526-9_1

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