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. 1954 Sep;58(1):80–87. doi: 10.1042/bj0580080

Hexosamine-containing peptides in spores of Bacillus subtilis, B. megatherium and B. cereus

R E Strange 1, Joan F Powell 1
PMCID: PMC1269845  PMID: 13198854

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