Ultrastructure of the hyperthermophilic archaeon pyrodictium abyssi

Journal of Structural Biology

Volumn 115, Issue 1, 1995, Pages 78-87

  Rieger, G ^a   Rachel, R ^a   Stetter, K O ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF REGENSBURG   (Germany)

^b ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

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EID: 0028842805     PISSN: 10478477     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jsbi.1995.1032     Document Type: Article

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