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. 1960 Jan;46(1):118–128. doi: 10.1073/pnas.46.1.118

MECHANICAL GERMINATION OF BACTERIAL SPORES*

L J Rode 1, J W Foster 1
PMCID: PMC285024  PMID: 16590585

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