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• Pirttilä, A.M., Sorvari, S. (2011) Prospects and Applications for Plant-Associated Microbes. A Laboratory Manual, Part B: Fungi. Biobien Innovations, Turku, Finland, 328 p. Buy at Google Books
• Pirttilä, A.M., Frank, A. C. (2011) Endophytes of Forest Trees: Biology and Applications. Springer Forestry Sciences, Vol 80, 1st Ed., 319 p.
• Sorvari, S., Pirttilä, A.M. (2008) Prospects and Applications for Plant-Associated Microbes. A Laboratory Manual, Part A: Bacteria. Biobien Innovations, Turku, Finland. 383 pp. Buy at Google Books