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Morphological changes inBacteroides fragilis andKlebsiella pneumoniae attributable to growth in the presence of various antibiotics

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  1. Department of Bacteriology, University of Glasgow, Royal Infirmary, G4 OSF, Glasgow, UK

    C. G. Gemmell

  2. Departments of Medicine and Microbiology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, USA

    T. Spear & P. K. Peterson

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Gemmell, C.G., Spear, T. & Peterson, P.K. Morphological changes inBacteroides fragilis andKlebsiella pneumoniae attributable to growth in the presence of various antibiotics. Eur. J. Clin. Microbiol. 2, 217–221 (1983). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02029520

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