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Biomedical Science In Brief

Cloning and sequence analysis of the recA gene in urease-positive thermophilic campylobacter (UPTC)

M. HondaLaboratory of Molecular Biology, School of Environmental Health Sciences, Azabu University, Fuchinobe 1-17-71, Sagamihara229-8501, Japan
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S. MatsushitaLaboratory of Molecular Biology, School of Environmental Health Sciences, Azabu University, Fuchinobe 1-17-71, Sagamihara229-8501, Japan
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O. MurayamaLaboratory of Molecular Biology, School of Environmental Health Sciences, Azabu University, Fuchinobe 1-17-71, Sagamihara229-8501, Japan
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B. C. MillarDepartment of Bacteriology, Northern Ireland Public Health Laboratory, Belfast City Hospital, BelfastBT9 7AD, Northern Ireland, UK
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J. E. MooreDepartment of Bacteriology, Northern Ireland Public Health Laboratory, Belfast City Hospital, BelfastBT9 7AD, Northern Ireland, UK
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M. MatsudaLaboratory of Molecular Biology, School of Environmental Health Sciences, Azabu University, Fuchinobe 1-17-71, Sagamihara229-8501, JapanCorrespondence[email protected]
Pages 166-169 | Published online: 09 Feb 2018

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