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Cloning and heterologous expression of a novel subgroup of class IV polyhydroxyalkanoate synthase genes from the genus Bacillus

Kouhei MizunoDepartment of Creative Engineering, Kitakyushu National College of Technology, Kitakyushu, JapanCorrespondence[email protected]
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Takahiro KiharaDepartment of Innovative and Engineered Materials, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Yokohama, Japan
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Takeharu TsugeDepartment of Innovative and Engineered Materials, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Yokohama, Japan
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Benjamin R. LundgrenDepartment of Chemistry, College of Environmental Science and Forestry, State University of New York, Syracuse, NY, USA
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Zaara SarwarDepartment of Chemistry, College of Environmental Science and Forestry, State University of New York, Syracuse, NY, USA
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Atahualpa PintoDepartment of Chemistry, College of Environmental Science and Forestry, State University of New York, Syracuse, NY, USA
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Christopher T. NomuraDepartment of Chemistry, College of Environmental Science and Forestry, State University of New York, Syracuse, NY, USA;Center for Applied Microbiology, College of Environmental Science and Forestry, State University of New York, Syracuse, NY, USA;Hubei Collaborative Innovation Center for Green Transformation of Bio-Resources, College of Life Sciences, Hubei University, Wuhan, People's Republic of China
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Pages 194-196 | Received 18 Jun 2016, Accepted 12 Aug 2016, Published online: 09 Sep 2016

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