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Affinity of cellular constituents of two bacteria for fluorescent brighteners

R W Weaver, L Zibilske

    Applied Microbiology
    |February 1, 1975
    PubMed

    Keywords:
    Fluorescent brightenersBacterial stainingProtein bindingMicrobial cell structure

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