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. 1973 Dec;116(3):1479–1481. doi: 10.1128/jb.116.3.1479-1481.1973

Phospholipid Turnover in a Conditional Polyamine Auxotroph of Escherichia coli

George F Munro 1, Carol A Bell 2
PMCID: PMC246511  PMID: 4584820

Abstract

Polyamines are required for rapid phospholipid turnover in Escherichia coli growing in media of low osmolarity.

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