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. 1960 Jan 1;43(3):551–554. doi: 10.1085/jgp.43.3.551

Apparatus for the Maintenance of Bacterial Cultures in the Steady State

II. Improved turbidity control and culture cell

John H Northrop 1
PMCID: PMC2195016  PMID: 19873526

Abstract

(1) A more convenient method for maintaining constant turbidity in the culture cell is described. (2) An improved culture cell and cell wipers which do not cause foaming are described.

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