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Published online 9 May 2002 | Nature | doi:10.1038/news020506-8
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Complete genome sequence of the model actinomycete Streptomyces coelicolor A3(2)
Soil bacterium's genome may open door to new drugs.
Medicine's favourite bacterium has disclosed its DNA sequence. Researchers hope that the newly completed genome of Streptomyces coelicolor will lead the way to more effective antibiotics.
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