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Role of Poly-β-Hydroxybutyric Acid in the Assimilation of Organic Carbon by Bacteria

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DOUDOROFF, M., STANIER, R. Role of Poly-β-Hydroxybutyric Acid in the Assimilation of Organic Carbon by Bacteria. Nature 183, 1440–1442 (1959). https://doi.org/10.1038/1831440a0

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