Studying plasmid horizontal transfer in situ: a critical review

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Studying plasmid horizontal transfer in situ: a critical review. / Sørensen, Søren Johannes; Bailey, Mark; Hansen, Lars Hestbjerg; Kroer, Niels; Wuertz, Steffan.

In: Nature Reviews. Microbiology, Vol. 3, No. 9, 2005, p. 700-710.

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Sørensen, SJ, Bailey, M, Hansen, LH, Kroer, N & Wuertz, S 2005, 'Studying plasmid horizontal transfer in situ: a critical review', Nature Reviews. Microbiology, vol. 3, no. 9, pp. 700-710. https://doi.org/10.1038/nrmicro1232

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Sørensen, S. J., Bailey, M., Hansen, L. H., Kroer, N., & Wuertz, S. (2005). Studying plasmid horizontal transfer in situ: a critical review. Nature Reviews. Microbiology, 3(9), 700-710. https://doi.org/10.1038/nrmicro1232

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Sørensen SJ, Bailey M, Hansen LH, Kroer N, Wuertz S. Studying plasmid horizontal transfer in situ: a critical review. Nature Reviews. Microbiology. 2005;3(9):700-710. https://doi.org/10.1038/nrmicro1232

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Sørensen, Søren Johannes ; Bailey, Mark ; Hansen, Lars Hestbjerg ; Kroer, Niels ; Wuertz, Steffan. / Studying plasmid horizontal transfer in situ: a critical review. In: Nature Reviews. Microbiology. 2005 ; Vol. 3, No. 9. pp. 700-710.

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