Sizing the Holin Lesion with an Endolysin-β-Galactosidase Fusion
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Sizing the Holin Lesion with an Endolysin– -Galactosidase Fusion
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Bacteriology
سال: 2003
ISSN: 0021-9193,1098-5530
DOI: 10.1128/jb.185.3.779-787.2003