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. 1959 Dec;78(6):755–764. doi: 10.1128/jb.78.6.755-764.1959

CYTOLOGICAL COMPARISON OF SPORES OF DIFFERENT STRAINS OF BACILLUS MEGATERIUM1

Philip C Fitz-James a,2, I Elizabeth Young b,3
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