GENETIC FACTORS IN CORYNEBACTERIUM DIPHTHERIAE CONVERSION
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Genetic Factors in Corynebacterium Diphtheriae Conversion1
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Bacteriology
سال: 1955
ISSN: 0021-9193,1098-5530
DOI: 10.1128/jb.70.6.637-640.1955