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. 1955 Mar;69(3):250–255. doi: 10.1128/jb.69.3.250-255.1955

THE METABOLISM OF OROTIC ACID IN AEROBIC BACTERIA1

Edward S Reynolds a,2, Irving Lieberman a, Arthur Kornberg a
PMCID: PMC357521  PMID: 14367267

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