Chapter 31
Diversity and Role of Bacterial Integron/Gene Cassette Metagenome in Extreme Marine Environments
Hosam Elsaied,
Akihiko Maruyama,
Hosam Elsaied
National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, Ibaraki, Japan
Search for more papers by this authorAkihiko Maruyama
National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, Ibaraki, Japan
Search for more papers by this authorHosam Elsaied,
Akihiko Maruyama,
Hosam Elsaied
National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, Ibaraki, Japan
Search for more papers by this authorAkihiko Maruyama
National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, Ibaraki, Japan
Search for more papers by this authorBook Editor(s):Frans J. de Bruijn,
Frans J. de Bruijn
Laboratory of Plant Micro-organism Interaction, CNRS-INRA, Castanet Tolosan, France
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Introduction
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Internet Resources
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References
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