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. 1976 Mar;40(1):168–189. doi: 10.1128/br.40.1.168-189.1976

Uniform nomenclature for bacterial plasmids: a proposal.

R P Novick, R C Clowes, S N Cohen, R Curtiss 3rd, N Datta, S Falkow
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