Restricting restriction

Molecular Microbiology

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 3-5

  Bickle, Thomas A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BASEL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALYTIC METHOD; CHROMOSOME; COMPUTER MODEL; COMPUTER PROGRAM; DNA RECOMBINATION; DNA RESTRICTION; GENOMICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; SHORT SURVEY;

BINDING SITES; DNA REPAIR; DNA RESTRICTION ENZYMES; DNA, BACTERIAL; RESTRICTION MAPPING;

EID: 0348225103     PISSN: 0950382X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2958.2003.03846.x     Document Type: Short Survey

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