Broad Host Range Xenotrophic Gene Transfer by Virus-Like Particles from a Hot Spring

Microbes and Environments

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 53-58

  Chiura, Hiroshi Xavier ^a  

^a INTERNATIONAL CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Aquificales; non specific gene transfer; thermal environments; virus like particle (VLP)

Indexed keywords

EID: 85007069289     PISSN: 13426311     EISSN: 13474405     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1264/jsme2.2002.53     Document Type: Article

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