Genomic diversity of Bacillus-related species

Genomic Diversity of Bacillus-Related Species

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 1-99

  Takami, Hideto ^a  

^a JAPAN AGENCY FOR MARINE EARTH SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

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