From "Butyribacterium" to "E. coli": An essay on unity in biochemistry

Perspectives in Biology and Medicine

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 47-66

  Friedmann, Herbert C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

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BACTERIUM; BIOCHEMISTRY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HUMAN; LITERATURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLICATION; REVIEW; WRITING;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ELEPHANT; ELEPHANTIDAE; ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 1642538313     PISSN: 00315982     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1353/pbm.2004.0007     Document Type: Review

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