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Enterococcus faecalis conjugative plasmid pAM373: complete nucleotide sequence and genetic analyses of sex pheromone response
dc.contributor.authorDe Boever, Erika H.en_US
dc.contributor.authorClewell, Don B.en_US
dc.contributor.authorFraser, Claire M.en_US
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dc.date.issued2000-09en_US
dc.identifier.citationDe Boever, Erika H . ; Clewell, Don B . ; Fraser, Claire M . (2000). " Enterococcus faecalis conjugative plasmid pAM373: complete nucleotide sequence and genetic analyses of sex pheromone response." Molecular Microbiology 37(6): 1327-1341. <http://hdl.handle.net/2027.42/74708>en_US
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dc.titleEnterococcus faecalis conjugative plasmid pAM373: complete nucleotide sequence and genetic analyses of sex pheromone responseen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
dc.subject.hlbsecondlevelMicrobiology and Immunologyen_US
dc.subject.hlbtoplevelScienceen_US
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dc.contributor.affiliationumDepartment of Biologic and Materials Sciences, School of Dentistry, The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA.en_US
dc.contributor.affiliationumDepartment of Microbiology and Immunology, School of Medicine, The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA.en_US
dc.contributor.affiliationotherThe Institute for Genomic Research, Rockville, MD 20850, USA.en_US
dc.identifier.pmid10998166en_US
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dc.identifier.doi10.1046/j.1365-2958.2000.02072.xen_US
dc.identifier.sourceMolecular Microbiologyen_US
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