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. 1954 Oct;68(4):393–399. doi: 10.1128/jb.68.4.393-399.1954

STUDIES ON SPORE GERMINATION: ITS INDEPENDENCE FROM ALANINE RACEMASE ACTIVITY

Brooks D Church 1,2, Harlyn Halvorson 1,2, H Orin Halvorson 1,2
PMCID: PMC357411  PMID: 13201542

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