Cell cycle transition from S-phase to G1 in Caulobacter is mediated by ancestral virulence regulators
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ORGANISM(S): Sinorhizobium fredii
SUBMITTER: Antonio Frandi
PROVIDER: E-GEOD-52849 | biostudies-arrayexpress |
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-arrayexpress
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