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. 1955 May;69(5):590–602. doi: 10.1128/jb.69.5.590-602.1955

THE INDUCTION OF MOTILITY IN BACILLUS ANTHRACIS BY MEANS OF BACTERIOPHAGE LYSATES

Significance for the Relationship of Bacillus anthracis to Bacillus cereus

Eric R Brown a, William B Cherry a, Max D Moody a, Morris A Gordon a,1
PMCID: PMC357591  PMID: 14381382

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