Internalizing DNA

Research in Microbiology

Volumn 151, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 475-480

  Dubnau, David ^a   Provvedi, Roberta ^a  

^a PUBLIC HEALTH RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Bacillus subtilis; Transformation

Indexed keywords

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIUM TRANSFORMATION; CONFERENCE PAPER; DNA BINDING; DNA CLEAVAGE; DNA DEGRADATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS;

EID: 0033853637     PISSN: 09232508     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0923-2508(00)00166-2     Document Type: Conference Paper

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