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. 1963 Sep;50(3):425–430. doi: 10.1073/pnas.50.3.425

THE EFFECT OF ACRIFLAVINE ON PHOTOREVERSAL OF LETHAL AND MUTAGENIC DAMAGE PRODUCED IN BACTERIA BY ULTRAVIOLET LIGHT*

Evelyn M Witkin 1
PMCID: PMC221194  PMID: 14067086

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