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http://dx.doi.org/10.7124/bc.0001D3
Short Communications
Mini forms of the filamentous M13 vector phage
1Paton E. B., 1Zhyvoloup A. N.
  1. Institute of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Academy of Sciences of the Ukrainian SSR
    Kiev, USSR

Abstract

Mini forms of filamentous M13mp8 and mp9 phages have been isolated. Sizes of mini phages analyzed varied from 14 to 34 % of the complete phage genome. All mini phages contained an approximately 640 bp DNA fragment including symmetrically located ori site.
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