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. 1957 Apr;73(4):470–476. doi: 10.1128/jb.73.4.470-476.1957

INTERMEDIATE METABOLISM OF AEROBIC SPORES

I. Activation of Glucose Oxidation in Spores of Bacillus cereus var Terminalis1

Brooks D Church a,2, Harlyn Halvorson a,3
PMCID: PMC314603  PMID: 13428677

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