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. 1989 Apr;2(Suppl):S18–S23. doi: 10.1128/cmr.2.suppl.s18

Plasmids of Neisseria gonorrhoeae and other Neisseria species.

M C Roberts 1
PMCID: PMC358072  PMID: 2497958

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Selected References

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