Genetic and Epigenetic Engines of Diversity in Pathogenic Microbes

Overview

Journal PLoS Pathog

Specialty Microbiology

Date 2017 Sep 15

PMID 28910393

Citations 5

Authors

R Blake Billmyre

Joseph Heitman

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