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. 1953 Mar;17(1):17–49. doi: 10.1128/br.17.1.17-49.1953

SYMPOSIUM ON THE MODE OF ACTION OF ANTIBIOTICS1

Orville Wyss 1,2,3,4,5, Grant N Smith 1,2,3,4,5, Gladys L Hobby 1,2,3,4,5, Evelyn L Oginsky 1,2,3,4,5, Robertson Pratt 1,2,3,4,5
PMCID: PMC180755  PMID: 13032009

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