Bacterial shape: Growing off this mortal coil

Current Biology

Volumn 13, Issue 18, 2003, Pages

  Margolin, William ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

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BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 0141727543     PISSN: 09609822     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2003.08.043     Document Type: Review

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