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Intein Reporter and Selection Systems

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Homing Endonucleases and Inteins

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    David W. Wood & Georgios Skretas

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Wood, D.W., Skretas, G. (2005). Intein Reporter and Selection Systems. In: Belfort, M., Wood, D.W., Stoddard, B.L., Derbyshire, V. (eds) Homing Endonucleases and Inteins. Nucleic Acids and Molecular Biology, vol 16. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-29474-0_19

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