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Reversal of the Action of Penicillin

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Growth curves of Staphylococcus aureus suggest that cells remain viable for some time after cell wall synthesis has been inhibited by penicillin

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    J. H. PENNINGTON & F. O'GRADY

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PENNINGTON, J., O'GRADY, F. Reversal of the Action of Penicillin. Nature 213, 34–35 (1967). https://doi.org/10.1038/213034a0

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