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. 1954 Dec;68(6):727–733. doi: 10.1128/jb.68.6.727-733.1954

THE METABOLISM OF PURINES IN AEROBACTER AEROGENES: A STUDY OF PURINELESS MUTANTS1

Marcus S Brooke a, Boris Magasanik a
PMCID: PMC386220  PMID: 13221549

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