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M.T.R. Kuiper, J.R. Sabourin, A.M. Lambowitz, "Identification of the reverse transcriptase encoded by the Mauriceville and Varkud mitochondrial plasmids of Neurospora," Journal of Biological Chemistry, 265, 6936-43, 25 April 1990. (Ohio State University, Columbus)
T.J. Beveridge, "Mechanism of Gram variability in select bacteria," Journal of Bacteriology, 172, 1609-20, March 1990. (University of Guelph, Ontario)
G. Storz, L.A. Tartaglia, B.N. Ames, "Transcriptional regulator of oxidative stress-inducible genes: direct activation by ...
