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. 1990 Sep;34(9):1623–1628. doi: 10.1128/aac.34.9.1623

Influence of growth rate on susceptibility to antimicrobial agents: modification of the cell envelope and batch and continuous culture studies.

M R Brown 1, P J Collier 1, P Gilbert 1
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