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Phylogenetic and Disruption Analyses of Aspartate Kinase of Deinococcus radiodurans

Hiromi NISHIDAAgricultural Bioinformatics Research Unit, Graduate School of Agriculture and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo
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Issay NARUMIRadiation-Applied Biology Division and Research Unit for Quantum Beam Life Science Initiative, Quantum Beam Science Directorate, Japan Atomic Energy Agency
Pages 1015-1020 | Received 28 Nov 2006, Accepted 14 Jan 2007, Published online: 22 May 2014

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