Folia Microbiologica

, Volume 25, Issue 3, pp 270–277 | Cite as

Investigations of the biological role of antibiotics (Some problems and ideas)

  • G. Barabás
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Keywords

Biological Role Bacitracin Antibiotic Production Aminoglycoside Antibiotic Streptomyces Griseus 
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© Institute of Microbiology, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic 1980

Authors and Affiliations

  • G. Barabás
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  1. 1.Institute of BiologyUniversity Medical SchoolDebrecenHungary

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