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High-multiplicity of Chitinase genes in Streptomyces coelicolor A3(2)

Akihiro SAITONational Institute of Agro-Environmental Sciences;Institute of Applied Biochemistry, University of Tsukuba
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Takeshi FUJIINational Institute of Agro-Environmental Sciences
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Tadakatsu YONEYAMAInstitute of Applied Biochemistry, University of Tsukuba
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Matthias REDENBACHDepartment of Genetics, Genome Research Unit, Kaiserslautern University
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Tsuyoshi OHNODepartment of Applied Biological Chemistry, Faculty of Agriculture, Niigata University
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Takeshi WATANABEDepartment of Applied Biological Chemistry, Faculty of Agriculture, Niigata University
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Kiyotaka MIYASHITANational Institute of Agro-Environmental Sciences
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Pages 710-718 | Received 20 Oct 1998, Accepted 02 Dec 1998, Published online: 22 May 2014

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