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Genomic Signature Analysis to Predict Plasmid Host Range

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Suzuki, H., Brown, C.J., Top, E.M. (2014). Genomic Signature Analysis to Predict Plasmid Host Range. In: Bell, E. (eds) Molecular Life Sciences. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-6436-5_574-1

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