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DURING the course of an investigation on the bacteria associated with the rotting of potatoes in storage, carried out on behalf of the Agricultural Research Council, a large number of isolates was tested for ability to break down pectin.
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JONES, D. A Medium for Investigating the Breakdown of Pectin by Bacteria. Nature 158, 625 (1946). https://doi.org/10.1038/158625b0
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