Directed insertion of a selectable marker into a circular plasmid of Borrelia burgdorferi.

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Published in J Bacteriol on October 01, 1996

Authors

P Rosa1, D S Samuels, D Hogan, B Stevenson, S Casjens, K Tilly

Author Affiliations

1: Laboratory of Microbial Structure and Function, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, Hamilton, Montana 59840, USA. patricia_rosa@nih.gov

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