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The carotenoids of Polytoma uvella

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The experiments were carried out in 1951–1953. A preliminary communication appeared in 1954, while a detailed description in the Dutch language was published in 1955 (Links, Verloop and Havinga 1954; Links 1955).

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Links, J., Verloop, A. & Havinga, E. The carotenoids of Polytoma uvella. Archiv für Mikrobiologie 36, 306–324 (1960). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00410168

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