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. 1964 Aug;92(2):338–345. doi: 10.1042/bj0920338

The metabolism of propionate in the colourless alga, Prototheca zopfi

A G Callely 1, D Lloyd 1
PMCID: PMC1206000  PMID: 4284461

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