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. 1960 Jun;79(6):783–788. doi: 10.1128/jb.79.6.783-788.1960

DISSOCIATION OF SPORE GERMINATION FROM OUTGROWTH BY USE OF AUXOTROPHIC MUTANTS OF BACILLUS SUBTILIS

Arnold L Demain 1, Joanne F Newkirk 1
PMCID: PMC278781  PMID: 16561860

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