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Construction and Characterization of Escherichia coli Disruptants Defective in the yaeM Gene

Tomohisa KUZUYAMAInstitute of Molecular and Cellular Biosciences, University of Tokyo
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Shunji TAKAHASHIInstitute of Molecular and Cellular Biosciences, University of Tokyo
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Haruo SETOInstitute of Molecular and Cellular Biosciences, University of Tokyo
Pages 776-778 | Received 09 Dec 1998, Accepted 04 Jan 1999, Published online: 22 May 2014

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