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Chemical Structure of Bacterial Penicillinases

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Analysis of amino-acid sequence shows a genetic relationship between bacterial genera.

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AMBLER, R., MEADWAY, R. Chemical Structure of Bacterial Penicillinases. Nature 222, 24–26 (1969). https://doi.org/10.1038/222024a0

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