Characterization of a Mycobacterium smegmatis gene that confers resistance to phages L5 and D29 when overexpressed

Molecular Microbiology

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 159-170

  Barsom, Elizabeth K ^a   Hatfull, Graham F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIOPHAGE; CELL WALL; CONTROLLED STUDY; HOST RESISTANCE; MYCOBACTERIUM SMEGMATIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0030035256     PISSN: 0950382X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2958.1996.6291342.x     Document Type: Article

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