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. 1956 Feb;71(2):140–148. doi: 10.1128/jb.71.2.140-148.1956

DIFFERENTIAL REVERSAL OF INHIBITORY EFFECTS OF FOLIC ACID ANALOGUES ON GROWTH, DIVISION, AND DEOXYRIBONUCLEIC ACID SYNTHESIS OF MICROORGANISMS1

Michael Webb 1,2, Walter J Nickerson 1
PMCID: PMC357756  PMID: 13295185

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