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DR. BRIAN'S discovery of marked antibiotic activity by species of Penicillium present in Wareham soil is a welcome addition to our knowledge of the factors directly responsible for the observed inhibition of microbiological activity in this soil, with the resulting pronounced biological inertia and infertility for plant growth1.
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RAYNER, M. Origin of Toxicity to Fungi in Wareham Heath Soil. Nature 156, 174 (1945). https://doi.org/10.1038/156174a0
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