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. 1970 Jun;102(3):877–878. doi: 10.1128/jb.102.3.877-878.1970

Fatty Acids from Vegetative Cells and Spores of Bacillus stearothermophilus1

M Yao a,2, H W Walker a, D A Lillard a,3
PMCID: PMC247642  PMID: 5429727

Abstract

In spores of Bacillus stearothermophilus produced at 45 and 55 C, branched-chain fatty acids predominated in the former and straight-chain acids in the latter.

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