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Isolation of an Anthraquinone-Accumulating Mutant of Aspergillus Parasiticus and Partial Characterization by Dry Column Chromatography

J. W. BennettDepartment of Biology, Tulane University, New Orleans, Louisiana70118
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F. G. KronbergDepartment of Biology, Tulane University, New Orleans, Louisiana70118
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L. A. GoodmanDepartment of Biology, Tulane University, New Orleans, Louisiana70118
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M. A. SeltmanDepartment of Biology, Tulane University, New Orleans, Louisiana70118
Pages 202-208 | Accepted 17 Sep 1982, Published online: 12 Sep 2018

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