Introduction

Prokaryotic Toxin-Antitoxins

Volumn , Issue , 2013, Pages 1-8

  Gerdes, Kenn ^a  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84930243555     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-33253-1_1     Document Type: Editorial

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