CRISPR loci in Corynebacterium diphtheriae: In silico analysis and insights into their origin, evolution and function

DNA Transposable Elements Research

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 167-180

  Mokrousov, Igor ^a  

^a ST PETERSBURG PASTEUR INSTITUTE   (Russian Federation)

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