Metagenomic approaches to natural products from free-living and symbiotic organisms.
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SUBMITTER: Brady SF
PROVIDER: S-EPMC2919151 | biostudies-literature | 2009 Nov
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Metagenomic approaches to natural products from free-living and symbiotic organisms.
Brady Sean F SF Simmons Luke L Kim Jeffrey H JH Schmidt Eric W EW
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