2015. Complete genome sequence of the novel leech symbiont Mucinivorans hirudinis M3T

Genome Announcements

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2015, Pages

  Nelson, Michael C ^a   Bomar, Lindsey ^b   Graf, Joerg ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

^b FORSYTH INSTITUTE   (United States)

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EID: 84996998807     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21698287     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/genomeA.01530-14     Document Type: Article

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