THE DEVELOPMENTAL SIGNIFICANCE OF ALANINE DEHYDROGENASE IN BACILLUS SUBTILIS

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Journal Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A

Specialty Science

Date 1964 Jun 1

PMID 14215639

Citations 34

Authors

E Freese

S W Park

M CASHEL

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