A bacterial antibiotic resistance gene with eukaryotic origins

Current Biology

Volumn 8, Issue 11, 1998, Pages

  Brown, J R ^a   Zhang, J ^a   Hodgson, J E ^a  

^a GLAXOSMITHKLINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE GENE; BACTERIAL GENETICS; EUKARYOTE;

ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); EUKARYOTA; PROKARYOTA;

EID: 0032554795     PISSN: 09609822     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0960-9822(98)70238-6     Document Type: Letter

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