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. 1985 Oct;164(1):490–493. doi: 10.1128/jb.164.1.490-493.1985

Evidence that adenine methylation influences DNA-protein interactions in Escherichia coli.

N Sternberg
PMCID: PMC214274  PMID: 2995323

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