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The application of the penicillin technique for the isolation of auxotrophic mutants inMycobacterium phlel strain PN

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Koníček, J., Málek, I. The application of the penicillin technique for the isolation of auxotrophic mutants inMycobacterium phlel strain PN. Folia Microbiol 13, 158–160 (1968). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02868219

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