Genome Insight and factorial design to elucidate the regulation of the tryptophan-mediated IAA biosynthetic pathway in an endophyte

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Genome Insight and factorial design to elucidate the regulation of the tryptophan-mediated IAA biosynthetic pathway in an endophyte

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