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. 1962 Feb;48(2):219–228. doi: 10.1073/pnas.48.2.219

THE MECHANISM OF ACTION OF STREPTOMYCIN AS REVEALED BY NORMAL AND ABNORMAL DIVISION IN STREPTOMYCIN-DEPENDENT SALMONELLAE

Otto E Landman 1, William Burchard 1
PMCID: PMC220761  PMID: 14461976

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