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Original Article

Genes Encoding Proteins Homologous to Halobacterial Gvps N, J, K, F & L are Located Downstream of gvpC in the Cyanobacterium Anabaena flos-aquae

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Pages 97-106 | Received 26 Apr 1996, Published online: 11 Jul 2009

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