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Mathematical Modeling of Plasmid Dynamics

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  1. School of Biosciences and Institute of Microbiology and Infection and Centre for Systems Biology, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham, B15 2TT, UK

    Jan-Ulrich Kreft

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Kreft, JU. (2014). Mathematical Modeling of Plasmid Dynamics. In: Bell, E. (eds) Molecular Life Sciences. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-6436-5_572-2

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