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. 1996 May;40(5):1067–1071. doi: 10.1128/aac.40.5.1067

Synthetic combinatorial libraries: novel discovery strategy for identification of antimicrobial agents.

S E Blondelle 1, E Pérez-Payá 1, R A Houghten 1
PMCID: PMC163267  PMID: 8723442

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