Multicopy plasmids are clustered and localized in Escherichia coli.

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Published in Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A on March 27, 2001

Authors

J Pogliano1, T Q Ho, Z Zhong, D R Helinski

Author Affiliations

1: Division of Biology, University of California at San Diego, 9500 Gilman Drive, La Jolla, CA 92130-0322, USA.

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