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Transcriptional Analysis of the Multicopy hao Gene Coding for Hydroxylamine Oxidoreductase in Nitrosomonas sp. Strain ENI-11

Ryuichi HIROTADepartment of Molecular Biotechnology, Graduate School of Advanced Sciences of Matter, Hiroshima University
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Akio KURODADepartment of Molecular Biotechnology, Graduate School of Advanced Sciences of Matter, Hiroshima University
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Tsukasa IKEDADepartment of Applied Chemistry, Utsunomiya University
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Noboru TAKIGUCHIDepartment of Molecular Biotechnology, Graduate School of Advanced Sciences of Matter, Hiroshima University
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Hisao OHTAKEDepartment of Biotechnology, Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka University
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Junichi KATODepartment of Molecular Biotechnology, Graduate School of Advanced Sciences of Matter, Hiroshima University
Pages 1875-1881 | Received 25 Jan 2006, Accepted 07 Apr 2006, Published online: 22 May 2014

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