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DNA Packaging in Bacteriophage T4

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Viral Genome Packaging Machines: Genetics, Structure, and Mechanism

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Rao, V.B., Black, L.W. (2005). DNA Packaging in Bacteriophage T4. In: Viral Genome Packaging Machines: Genetics, Structure, and Mechanism. Molecular Biology Intelligence Unit. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/0-387-28521-0_3

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