Adventures in Rhodococcus — from steroids to explosivesThis article is based on a presentation by Dr. Lindsay Eltis at the 60th Annual Meeting of the Canadian Society of Microbiologists in Hamilton, Ontario, 14  June 2010. Dr. Eltis was the recipient of the 2010 Norgen Biotek Corporation / CSM Award, an annual award sponsored by Norgen Biotek and the Canadian Society of Microbiologists intended to recognize outstanding scientific work in microbiology by a Canadian researcher.

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