Destabilization of tetranucleotide repeats in Haemophilus influenzae mutants lacking RnaseHI or the Klenow domain of PolI.

Destabilization of tetranucleotide repeats in Haemophilus influenzae mutants lacking RnaseHI or the Klenow domain of PolI.
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10.1093/nar/gki180
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发表时间:
2005
影响因子:
14.9
通讯作者:
Moxon ER
Moxon ER
中科院分区:
生物学2区
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作者:
Bayliss CD;Sweetman WA;Moxon ER

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