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. 1960 Oct;80(4):441–451. doi: 10.1128/jb.80.4.441-451.1960

SOME EFFECTS OF HEAT AND IONIZING RADIATION ON SPORES OF BACILLUS MEGATERIUM1

Hillel S Levinson a, Mildred T Hyatt a,2
PMCID: PMC314719  PMID: 13761530

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