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Sensitization of Escherichia coli to Radiation by Bromouracil: Excessive Post-Irradiation Breakdown of Deoxyribonucleic Acid without Concomitant Synthesis

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AOKI, S., BOYCE, R. & HOWARD-FLANDERS, P. Sensitization of Escherichia coli to Radiation by Bromouracil: Excessive Post-Irradiation Breakdown of Deoxyribonucleic Acid without Concomitant Synthesis. Nature 209, 686–688 (1966). https://doi.org/10.1038/209686a0

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