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Original Article

Lethal Effect of K-Shell Absorption of Intracellular Phosphorus on Wild-Type and Radiation Sensitive Mutants of Escherichia Coli

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Pages 889-894 | Received 25 Aug 1995, Accepted 15 May 1996, Published online: 08 Jul 2009

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