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. 1965 Sep;29(3):345–358. doi: 10.1128/br.29.3.345-358.1965

Symposium on the fine structure and replication of bacteria and their parts. IV. Unbalanced cell-wall synthesis: autolysis and cell-wall thickening.

G D Shockman
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