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Fabricant, J.D., Chalmers, J.H. & Bradbury, M.W. Bioluminescent strains of E. coli for the assay of biocides. Bull. Environ. Contam. Toxicol. 54, 90–95 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00196274
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