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. 1960 Feb;79(2):246–260. doi: 10.1128/jb.79.2.246-260.1960

EFFECTS OF ENZYMATIC DEOXYRIBONUCLEIC ACID DIGESTS ON POPULATION CHANGES AND DEOXYRIBONUCLEIC ACID SYNTHESIS OF PNEUMOCOCCI1

William Firshein a,2, Werner Braun a
PMCID: PMC278669  PMID: 13823047

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