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Review Article

Ribonucleotides in bacterial DNA

Jeremy W. SchroederDepartment of Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
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Justin R. RandallDepartment of Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
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Lindsay A. MatthewsDepartment of Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
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Lyle A. SimmonsDepartment of Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USACorrespondence[email protected]
Pages 181-193 | Received 26 Sep 2014, Accepted 24 Oct 2014, Published online: 12 Nov 2014

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