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Identification of a Functional 2-keto-myo-Inositol Dehydratase Gene of Sinorhizobium fredii USDA191 Required for myo-Inositol Utilization

Ken-ichi YOSHIDADepartment of Biofunctional Chemistry, Kobe University
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Won-Seok KIMDepartment of Agronomy, University of Missouri
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Masaki KINEHARADepartment of Biofunctional Chemistry, Kobe University
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Rie MUKAIDepartment of Biofunctional Chemistry, Kobe University
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Hitoshi ASHIDADepartment of Biofunctional Chemistry, Kobe University
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Hideki IKEDADepartment of Biotechnology, Fukuyama University
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Yasutaro FUJITADepartment of Biotechnology, Fukuyama University
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Hari B. KRISHNANDepartment of Agronomy, University of Missouri;Plant Genetic Research Unit, USDA-ARS, University of Missouri
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Pages 2957-2964 | Received 27 Jun 2006, Accepted 21 Aug 2006, Published online: 22 May 2014

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