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. 1958 Mar;75(3):291–299. doi: 10.1128/jb.75.3.291-299.1958

PYROPHOSPHATASE ACTIVITY OF BACILLUS MEGATERIUM SPORE AND VEGETATIVE CELL EXTRACTS

Hillel S Levinson 1, James D Sloan Jr 1, Mildred T Hyatt 1
PMCID: PMC290078  PMID: 13513599

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