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Streptomyces genes: from Waksman to Sanger

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Hopwood, D.A. Streptomyces genes: from Waksman to Sanger. J IND MICROBIOL BIOTECHNOL 30, 468–471 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10295-003-0031-7

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