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Ravikumar H., Prakash B. M., Sampathkumar S. and Puttaraju H. P. 2011 Molecular subgrouping of Wolbachia and bacteriophage WO infection among some Indian Drosophila species. J. Genet. 90, xx–xx
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RAVIKUMAR, H., PRAKASH, B.M., SAMPATHKUMAR, S. et al. Molecular subgrouping of Wolbachia and bacteriophage WO infection among some Indian Drosophila species. J Genet 90, 507–510 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12041-011-0117-3
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