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. 1969 Jun;33(2):346–378. doi: 10.1128/br.33.2.346-378.1969

Comparative ultrastructure of selected aerobic spore-forming bacteria: a freeze-etching study.

S C Holt, E R Leadbetter
PMCID: PMC378324  PMID: 4979698

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