An evolutionary link between natural transformation and crispr adaptive immunity

mBio

Volumn 3, Issue 5, 2012, Pages

  Jorth, Peter ^a   Whiteley, Marvin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

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EID: 84868372186     PISSN: 21612129     EISSN: 21507511     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/mBio.00309-12     Document Type: Article

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