TnAraOut, A transposon-based approach to identify and characterize essential bacterial genes

Nicholas Judson; John J. Mekalanos

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TnAraOut, A transposon-based approach to identify and characterize essential bacterial genes

Nicholas Judson John J. Mekalanos

Nature Biotechnology Vol. 18 No. 7 pp. 740-745 · Springer Science and Business Media LLC

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Published: Jul 01, 2000
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Department of Microbiology and Immunobiology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115

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Nicholas Judson, John J. Mekalanos (2000). TnAraOut, A transposon-based approach to identify and characterize essential bacterial genes. Nature Biotechnology, 18(7), 740-745. https://doi.org/10.1038/77305

TnAraOut, A transposon-based approach to identify and characterize essential bacterial genes

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