COMPETENCE FOR GENETIC TRANSFORMATION IN ACINETOBACTER CALCOACETICUS NCIB8250
FEMS Microbiology LettersPublished 1 February 1980Open access
Eric Fredolin Ahlquist, C. A. Fewson, DA. RITCHIE, J. PODMORE, V. Rowell
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E.F. Ahlquist, C.A. Fewson, D.A. Ritchie, J. Podmore, V. Rowell; Competence for genetic transformation in Acinetobacter calcoaceticus NCIB8250, FEMS Microb
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