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. 1986 Dec;30(6):817–822. doi: 10.1128/aac.30.6.817

Intergeneric and interspecies gene exchange in gram-positive cocci.

D R Schaberg, M J Zervos
PMCID: PMC180600  PMID: 3028249

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