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Biology of Inositols and Phosphoinositides pp 103–133Cite as

Inositol in Bacteria and Archaea

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Roberts, M.F. (2006). Inositol in Bacteria and Archaea. In: Majumder, A.L., Biswas, B.B. (eds) Biology of Inositols and Phosphoinositides. Subcellular Biochemistry, vol 39. Springer, Boston, MA . https://doi.org/10.1007/0-387-27600-9_5

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