A new locus important for Myxococcus social motility and development
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Yue-zhong Li, Dr. State Key Laboratory of Microbial Technology College of Life Science Shandong University Jinan 250100, P. R. China Phone & Fax: +86-531-88564288 E-mail: [email protected] AC CE PT ED Copyright © 2007, American Society for Microbiology and/or the Listed Authors/Institutions. All Rights Reserved. J. Bacteriol. doi:10.1128/JB.00942-07 JB Accepts, published online ahead of print on 24 August 2007
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