Competence pheromones in bacteria

Microbiology

Volumn 70, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 1-9

  Prozorov, A A ^a  

^a VAVILOV INSTITUTE OF GENERAL GENETICS   (Russian Federation)

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EID: 27844575291     PISSN: 00262617     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1004851316966     Document Type: Article

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