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International Committee on Systematics of Prokaryotes, Subcommittee on the taxonomy of Rhizobia and Agrobacteria, minutes of the annual meeting by videoconference, 5 July 2021, followed by online discussion until 31 December 2021 Open Access

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Minutes of the closed meeting of the International Committee on Systematics of Prokaryotes Subcommittee on the Taxonomy of Rhizobia and Agrobacteria held by videoconference, 5 July 2021, followed by online discussion until 31 December 2021, and list of recent species.

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Keyword(s): agrobacteria , International Subcommittee on Taxonomy and rhizobia
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International Committee on Systematics of Prokaryotes, Subcommittee on the taxonomy of Rhizobia and Agrobacteria, minutes of the annual meeting by videoconference, 5 July 2021, followed by online discussion until 31 December 2021
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