Evolution of the genetic switch in temperate bacteriophage. I. Basic theory

Journal of Theoretical Biology

Volumn 179, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 161-172

  Mittler, John E ^a  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIOPHAGE; CHEMOSTAT; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; EVOLUTION; GENE CONTROL; LYSOGENIZATION; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VIRAL GENETICS; VIRUS CELL INTERACTION;

EID: 0029985298     PISSN: 00225193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jtbi.1996.0056     Document Type: Article

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