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secA341 Mutation Inhibition of Expression of the Bacillus subtilis Protease Gene, aprE

Yoshito SADAIERadioisotope Center, National Institute of Genetics
Pages 1784-1787 | Received 19 Mar 1998, Published online: 22 May 2014

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