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. 1958 Feb;75(2):143–160. doi: 10.1128/jb.75.2.143-160.1958

PROTOPLASTS AND L-TYPE GROWTH OF ESCHERICHIA COLI1

Joshua Lederberg a, Jacqueline St Clair b
PMCID: PMC290050  PMID: 13513575

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