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Original Articles

Isolation and Characterization of Sporulation-Initiation Mutation in the Bacillus subtilisprfB Gene

Kei ASAIArea of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Division of Life Science, Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Saitama University
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Takashi INAOKANational Food Research Institute
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Hideaki NANAMIYADepartment of Life Science, College of Science, Rikkyo University
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Yoshito SADAIEArea of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Division of Life Science, Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Saitama University
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Kozo OCHINational Food Research Institute
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Fujio KAWAMURADepartment of Life Science, College of Science, Rikkyo University
Pages 397-406 | Received 14 Aug 2006, Accepted 30 Oct 2006, Published online: 22 May 2014

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