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Increased Cellulose Production from Sucrose by Acetobacter after Introducing the Sucrose Phosphorylase Gene

Naoto TONOUCHIBio-Polymer Research Co., Ltd.
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Sueharu HORINOUCHIDepartment of Biotechnology, The University of Tokyo
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Takayasu TSUCHIDABio-Polymer Research Co., Ltd.
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Fumihiro YOSHINAGABio-Polymer Research Co., Ltd.
Pages 1778-1780 | Received 11 Mar 1998, Published online: 22 May 2014

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