MOLECULAR MICROBIOLOGY LABORATORY A WRITING-INTENSIVE COURSE This Page Intentionally Left Blank MOLECULAR MICROBIOLOGY LABORATORY A WRITING-INTENSIVE COURSE Walt Ream, Bruce Geller, Janine Trempy, and Katharine Field Department of Microbiology Oregon State University Corvallis, Oregon Amsterdam Boston London New York Oxford Paris San Diego San Francisco Singapore Sydney Tokyo Cover art courtesy of Trena Shanks. This book is printed on acid-free paper. ∞ Copyright 2003, Elsevier Science (USA) All Rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any from or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopy, recording, or any information storage and retrieval system, without permission in writing from the publisher. Permission may be sought directly from Elsevier’s Science & Technology Rights Department in Oxford, UK: phone: (+44) 1865 843830, fax: (+44) 1865 853333, e-mail:
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