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Temperature-sensitive mutants in two distinct complementation groups of herpes simplex virus type 1 specify thermolabile DNA polymerase.

D J Purifoy·K L Powell
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D J Purifoy, K L Powell. 1981. Temperature-sensitive mutants in two distinct complementation groups of herpes simplex virus type 1 specify thermolabile DNA polymerase.. https://doi.org/10.1099/0022-1317-54-1-219

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