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. 1960 Jan;79(1):1–8. doi: 10.1128/jb.79.1.1-8.1960

BIOCHEMICAL CHANGES OCCURRING DURING SPORULATION OF BACILLUS CEREUS

Inhibition of Sporulation by α-Picolinic Acid1,2

Krishnamurty G Gollakota a,3, H Orin Halvorson a
PMCID: PMC278626  PMID: 13850820

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