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. 1947 Jun;11(2):75–114. doi: 10.1128/br.11.2.75-114.1947

BACTERIAL DISSOCIATION

A Critical Review of a Phenomenon of Bacterial Variation 1

Werner Braun 1
PMCID: PMC440914  PMID: 16350108

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