Complete Genome and Methylome Analysis of the Box-Shaped Halophilic Archaeon Haloarcula sinaiiensis ATCC 33800.
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SUBMITTER: Fomenkov A
PROVIDER: S-EPMC8388548 | biostudies-literature |
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