Clostridium botulinum group III: a group with dual identity shaped by plasmids, phages and mobile elements.

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Published in BMC Genomics on April 12, 2011

Authors

Hanna Skarin1, Therese Håfström, Josefina Westerberg, Bo Segerman

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Bacteriology, National Veterinary Institute (SVA), Uppsala, Sweden.

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