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Comment
. 2004 Aug;186(15):4854.
doi: 10.1128/JB.186.15.4854.2004.

Rebuttal: adaptive mutation in Escherichia coli (Foster)

John R Roth  1 , Dan I Andersson
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Comment

Rebuttal: adaptive mutation in Escherichia coli (Foster)

John R Roth et al. J Bacteriol. 2004 Aug.
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  • Adaptive mutation in Escherichia coli.
    Foster PL. Foster PL. J Bacteriol. 2004 Aug;186(15):4846-52. doi: 10.1128/JB.186.15.4846-4852.2004. J Bacteriol. 2004. PMID: 15262917 Free PMC article. No abstract available.

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