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. 1964 Feb;51(2):239–246. doi: 10.1073/pnas.51.2.239

REGULATORY MECHANISMS FOR SYNTHESIS OF CAPSULAR POLYSACCHARIDE IN MUCOID MUTANTS OF ESCHERICHIA COLI K12*

Alvin Markovitz 1,2
PMCID: PMC300055  PMID: 14124321

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