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. 1959 Oct;73(2):305–314. doi: 10.1042/bj0730305

Bacterial degradation of the nitrobenzoic acids. 2. Reduction of the nitro group*

N J Cartwright 1, R B Cain 1,†
PMCID: PMC1197052  PMID: 13808059

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