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The characterization of plasmids in the enterobacteria

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 May 2009

E. S. Anderson  and
E. J. Threlfall
E. S. Anderson
Affiliation:
Enteric Reference Laboratory, Public Health Laboratory Service, Colindale Avenue, London, NW9 5HT, England
E. J. Threlfall
Affiliation:
Enteric Reference Laboratory, Public Health Laboratory Service, Colindale Avenue, London, NW9 5HT, England
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The routine methods used in the Enteric Reference Laboratory for the study of enterobacterial plasmids are described. The results of their application to plasmids of diverse origin, and their value for the categorization of those plasmids, are presented and discussed.

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Journal of Hygiene , Volume 72 , Issue 3 , June 1974 , pp. 471 - 487
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1974

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