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BiologyBacteriaRibosomal RNASymbiosisMicroorganismPhylogenetic treeZoologyPhylogeneticsMicrobiologyGeneGenetics

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Indiana University Bloomington US

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Year: 1993
Type: article
Volume: 362
Issue: 6417
Pages: 239-241
Citations: 209
Access: Closed

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                                    Esther R. Angert, 
                                
                                    Kendall D. Clements, 
                                
                                    Norman R. Pace
                                
                            (1993). 
                            The largest bacterium. 
                            Nature
                            , 362
                            (6417)
                            , 239-241.
                            https://doi.org/10.1038/362239a0

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DOI: 10.1038/362239a0