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Research Article

Analysis of rILERS, an Isoleucyl-tRNA Synthetase Gene Associated with Mupirocin Production by Pseudomonas fluorescens NCIMB 10586

Vidhya Rangaswamy Department of Entomology and Plant Pathology, 127 Noble Research Center, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK 74078, USA
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Gustavo Hernández-Guzmán Department of Entomology and Plant Pathology, 127 Noble Research Center, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK 74078, USA
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Kevin A. Shufran USDA-ARS, Plant Science and Water Conservation Research Laboratory, Stillwater, OK 74074, USA
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Carol L. Bender Department of Entomology and Plant Pathology, 127 Noble Research Center, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK 74078, USA
Pages 343-351 | Published online: 11 Jul 2009

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