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. 1956 Apr;71(4):425–432. doi: 10.1128/jb.71.4.425-432.1956

A CYCLIC PATHWAY FOR THE BACTERIAL DISSIMILATION OF 2,3-BUTANEDIOL, ACETYLMETHYLCARBINOL, AND DIACETYL I.

General Aspects of the 2,3-Butanediol Cycle1

Elliot Juni a, Gloria A Heym a
PMCID: PMC357821  PMID: 13319256

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