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SMITH, Hamilton Othanel (1931 – )

SMITH, Hamilton Othanel (1931 – )

1931 –

3 entries in the GMN corpus.

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1970 CE

#6889

A restriction endonuclease from Hemophilus influenzae. II. Base sequence of the recognition site.

SMITH, Hamilton Othanel (1931 – )
SMITH, Hamilton Othanel (1931 – ) KELLY, T. J.

Discovery of the first type II restriction enzyme (HindII). Smith shared the 1978 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine with Werner Arber and Daniel Nathans "for the discovery of restriction enzymes and their applicat…

1995 CE

#11343

Whole-genome random sequencing and assembly of Haemophilus influenzae Rd.

VENTER, John Craig (1946 – )
SMITH, Hamilton Othanel (1931 – )
SMITH, Hamilton Othanel (1931 – ) FLEISCHMANN, Robert D. ADAMS, Mark D.
WHITE, Owen
WHITE, Owen & et al.

First sequence of the complete genome of a free-living non-viral organism—Haemophilus influenzae—the bacterium that causes lower respiratory tract infections and meningitis in infants and young children. T…

1998 CE

#11342

Complete genome sequence of treponema pallidum, the syphilis spirochete.

VENTER, John Craig (1946 – )
SMITH, Hamilton Othanel (1931 – )
SMITH, Hamilton Othanel (1931 – )
FRASER, Claire M. (1955 – )
FRASER, Claire M. (1955 – )
NORRIS, Steven J.
NORRIS, Steven J.
WEINSTOCK, George M. (1949 – )
WEINSTOCK, George M. (1949 – ) & et al.

Order of authorship in the original publication: Fraser, Norris, Weinstock....Smith, Venter. Sequence of the genome of the bacterium that causes syphilis. (Thanks to Juan Weiss for this reference and its interpretation.)