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Cellulose biogenesis in bacteria and higher plants is disrupted by magnetic fields

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  1. Department of Biology, George Mason University, 22030, Fairfax, VA, USA

    M. R. Gretz

  2. Department of Botany, The University of Texas at Austin, 787137640, Austin, TX, USA

    D. B. Folsom & R. M. Brown Jr.

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This work was supported by a grant from Johnson & Johnson to RMB. We 5 thank Dr. M. Schülein, Novo A/S, Bagsvaerd, Denmark for providing CBH.

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Gretz, M.R., Folsom, D.B. & Brown, R.M. Cellulose biogenesis in bacteria and higher plants is disrupted by magnetic fields. Naturwissenschaften 76, 380–383 (1989). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00366213

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