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. 1956 Nov;72(5):681–689. doi: 10.1128/jb.72.5.681-689.1956

PROPERTIES OF A FATTY ACID FORMING ORGANISM ISOLATED FROM THE RUMEN OF SHEEP

S R Elsden 1,2,1, B E Volcani 1,2,2, F M C Gilchrist 1,2,3, D Lewis 1,2,4
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