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. 1954 Jun;67(6):662–673. doi: 10.1128/jb.67.6.662-673.1954

MODE OF ACTION OF CHLORAMPHENICOL I.

Action of Chloramphenicol on Assimilation of Ammonia and on Synthesis of Proteins and Nucleic Acids in Escherichia coli

C L Wisseman Jr 1, J E Smadel 1, F E Hahn 1, H E Hopps 1
PMCID: PMC357302  PMID: 13174493

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