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Gastrogenomic delights: A movable feast

Nature Medicine volume 3, pages 1076–1078 (1997)Cite this article

The complete genome sequences of Escherichia coli and Helicobacter pylori provide insights into the biology of these species.

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    Jonathan A. Eisen

  2. Department of Biochemistry, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California, 94305, USA

    Dale Kaiser

  3. Department of Genetics, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California, 94305, USA

    Richard M. Myers

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Eisen, J., Kaiser, D. & Myers, R. Gastrogenomic delights: A movable feast. Nat Med 3, 1076–1078 (1997). https://doi.org/10.1038/nm1097-1076

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