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. 1959 Sep;73(1):155–167. doi: 10.1042/bj0730155

The differential effect of arginine and canavanine on growth and enzyme formation in Staphylococcus aureus 524 SC

M H Richmond 1
PMCID: PMC1197027  PMID: 16748800

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