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WE are carrying out a survey of the native flora of Australia for the presence of antibacterial substances. Much of this flora is unique and may well provide new and interesting antibiotics.
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Atkinson, N., and Rainsford, K. M., Austral. J. Exp. Biol., 24, 49 (1946).
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ATKINSON, N. Antibacterial Activity in Members of the Native Australian Flora. Nature 158, 876–877 (1946). https://doi.org/10.1038/158876b0
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