The discovery of penicillin: So many get it wrong

Biologist

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 115-119

  Diggins, Francis W E ^a  

^a Wright Fleming Institute   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LYSOZYME; PENICILLIN DERIVATIVE;

ART; ARTICLE; HISTORY; PRIVATE HOSPITAL; UNITED KINGDOM;

ENGLAND; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HOSPITALS, RELIGIOUS; MURAMIDASE; PENICILLINS; PORTRAITS;

EID: 0040784412     PISSN: 00063347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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