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Spectrum of mutations that occur under selective and non-selective conditions in E. coli

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Hall, B.G. Spectrum of mutations that occur under selective and non-selective conditions in E. coli . Genetica 84, 73–76 (1991). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00116545

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