Chance and necessity in Bacillus subtilis development

Microbiology Spectrum

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 1-21

  Mirouze, Nicolas ^a   Dubnau, David ^b  

^a UMR1319 MICALIS   (France)

^b PUBLIC HEALTH RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

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EID: 84929446577     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21650497     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/microbiolspectrum.TBS-0004-2012     Document Type: Article

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