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Comment
. 2002 Dec;76(24):13123; author reply 13123-4.
doi: 10.1128/jvi.76.24.13123-13124.2002.

Evidence for a phage proliferation threshold?

Robert J H Payne, Vincent A A Jansen
Comment

Evidence for a phage proliferation threshold?

Robert J H Payne et al. J Virol. 2002 Dec.
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