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. 1961 Mar;25(1):1–17. doi: 10.1128/br.25.1.1-17.1961

PHOTOSYNTHETIC MECHANISMS IN BACTERIA AND PLANTS: DEVELOPMENT OF A UNITARY CONCEPT1

R Y Stanier a
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