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. 1960 Mar;79(3):387–393. doi: 10.1128/jb.79.3.387-393.1960

SENSITIVITIES OF DIFFERENT BACTERIOPHAGE SPECIES TO IONIZING RADIATIONS1

G Bertani a
PMCID: PMC278698  PMID: 13799946

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