Molecular evidence for a new bacteriophage of Borrelia burgdorferi

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 181, Issue 23, 1999, Pages 7308-7313

  Eggers, Christian H ^a   Samuels, D Scott ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA; METHYLNITRONITROSOGUANIDINE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIOPHAGE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BORRELIA BURGDORFERI; NONHUMAN; PLASMID; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPHAGE;

BORRELIA BURGDORFERI;

EID: 0032699610     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.181.23.7308-7313.1999     Document Type: Article

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