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. 1986 Sep;50(3):227–243. doi: 10.1128/mr.50.3.227-243.1986

Multiple procaryotic ribonucleic acid polymerase sigma factors.

R H Doi, L F Wang
PMCID: PMC373069  PMID: 3095618

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