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Some Changes in the Surface Structure of Gram-Negative Bacteria Induced by Penicillin Action

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SALTON, M., SHAFA, F. Some Changes in the Surface Structure of Gram-Negative Bacteria Induced by Penicillin Action. Nature 181, 1321–1324 (1958). https://doi.org/10.1038/1811321a0

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