Mutagenic DNA repair genes on plasmids from the ‘pre-antibiotic era’

Steven G. Sedgwick; Susan M. Thomas; Victoria M. Hughes; David Lodwick; Peter Strike

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journal article Aug 01, 1989

Mutagenic DNA repair genes on plasmids from the ‘pre-antibiotic era’

Steven G. Sedgwick Susan M. Thomas Victoria M. Hughes David Lodwick Peter Strike

Molecular and General Genetics MGG Vol. 218 No. 2 pp. 323-329 · Springer Science and Business Media LLC

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Published: Aug 01, 1989
Vol/Issue: 218(2)
Pages: 323-329
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School of Biological Sciences, Donnan Laboratories, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, United Kingdom

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Steven G. Sedgwick, Susan M. Thomas, Victoria M. Hughes, et al. (1989). Mutagenic DNA repair genes on plasmids from the ‘pre-antibiotic era’. Molecular and General Genetics MGG, 218(2), 323-329. https://doi.org/10.1007/bf00331285

Mutagenic DNA repair genes on plasmids from the ‘pre-antibiotic era’

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