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[ELECTRON MICROSCOPIC STUDY OF LAMBDA PHAGE DEVELOPMENT IN INDICATOR CELL STRAINS].

A P PEKHOV·B A MISHCHENKO
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A P PEKHOV, B A MISHCHENKO. 1963. [ELECTRON MICROSCOPIC STUDY OF LAMBDA PHAGE DEVELOPMENT IN INDICATOR CELL STRAINS].. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/14149781/

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