ISABB Journal of
Biotechnology and Bioinformatics

OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF THE INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY OF AFRICAN BIOTECHNOLOGISTS AND BIOSCIENTISTS
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 2163-9758
  • DOI: 10.5897/ISABB-JBB
  • Start Year: 2011
  • Published Articles: 8

Full Length Research Paper

In silico detection and correlative analysis of antibiotic resistance plasmid-incompatibility (Inc/ rep) groups from different environments

Monamodi Kesamang
  • Monamodi Kesamang
  • Department of Biological Sciences and Biotechnology, Faculty of Science, Botswana International University of Science and Technology, Palapye, Botswana.
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Teddie O. Rahube
  • Teddie O. Rahube
  • Department of Biological Sciences and Biotechnology, Faculty of Science, Botswana International University of Science and Technology, Palapye, Botswana.
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  •  Received: 13 September 2019
  •  Accepted: 14 October 2019
  •  Published: 31 October 2019

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