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. 1960 Jan;46(1):25–28. doi: 10.1073/pnas.46.1.25

STUDIES ON THE BIOSYNTHESIS OF PRODIGIOSIN IN SERRATIA MARCESCENS*

Gerald S Marks 1, Lawrence Bogorad 1
PMCID: PMC285004  PMID: 16590593

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