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Original Articles

Isolation and Characterization of an Alcohol Dehydrogenase Gene from the Octylphenol Polyethoxylate Degrader Pseudomonas putida S-5

Yuji TASAKIDepartment of Materials Engineering, Nagaoka National College of Technology
,
Hiromichi YOSHIKAWADepartment of Life, Environment and Materials Science, Faculty of Engineering, Fukuoka Institute of Technology
&
Hiroto TAMURADepartment of Environmental Bioscience, Faculty of Agriculture, Meijo University
Pages 1855-1863 | Received 10 Jan 2006, Accepted 09 Feb 2006, Published online: 22 May 2014

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