Adaptive mutation: A general phenomenon or special case?

BioEssays

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 9-11

  Benson, Spencer ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

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Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM; TYPHIMURIUM;

EID: 0031031928     PISSN: 02659247     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bies.950190104     Document Type: Article

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