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Oxidation of Trichloroethylene and Dimethyl Sulfide by a Marine Methylomicrobium Strain Containing Soluble Methane Monooxygenase

Hiroyuki FUSEChugoku National Industrial Research Institute
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Misaki OHTATowa Kagaku Co., Ltd.
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Osamu TAKIMURAChugoku National Industrial Research Institute
,
Katsuji MURAKAMIChugoku National Industrial Research Institute
,
Hiroyuki INOUEChugoku National Industrial Research Institute
,
Yukiho YAMAOKAChugoku National Industrial Research Institute
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Jose M. OCLARITIligan Institute of Technology, Mindanao State University
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Toshio OMORIBiotechnology Research Center, The University of Tokyo
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Pages 1925-1931 | Received 20 Apr 1998, Published online: 22 May 2014

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