Alpha-Epsilon-Diaminopimelic Acid Metabolism and Sporulation in Bacillus Sphaericus

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Journal Biochem J

Specialty Biochemistry

Date 1957 Apr 1

PMID 13426088

Citations 12

Authors

J F Powell

R E STRANGE

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