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Involvement of Cytochrome a in Iron Oxidation of a Moderately Thermophilic Iron-Oxidizing Bacterium, Strain TI-1

Masaki TAKAIDepartment of Biological Function and Genetic Resources Science, Faculty of Agriculture, Okayama University
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Kazuo KAMIMURADepartment of Biological Function and Genetic Resources Science, Faculty of Agriculture, Okayama University
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Tsuyoshi SUGIODepartment of Biological Function and Genetic Resources Science, Faculty of Agriculture, Okayama University
Pages 1541-1547 | Received 04 Mar 1999, Accepted 17 May 1999, Published online: 22 May 2014

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