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. 1956 Feb;71(2):129–139. doi: 10.1128/jb.71.2.129-139.1956

EFFECT OF FOLIC ACID ANALOGUES ON GROWTH AND CELL DIVISION OF NONEXACTING MICROORGANISMS1

Walter J Nickerson 1, Michael Webb 1,2
PMCID: PMC357755  PMID: 13295184

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