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. 1961 Dec;81(3):576–584. doi: 10.1042/bj0810576

Inhibition of the biosynthesis of cell-wall mucopeptides by the penicillins. A study of penicillin-sensitive and penicillin-resistant strains of Staphylococcus aureus

H J Rogers 1, J Jeljaszewicz 1,*
PMCID: PMC1243381  PMID: 14493345

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