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Existence of Two Kinds of Sulfur-reducing Systems in Iron-oxidizing Bacterium Thiobacillus ferrooxidans

Kim Yong NGDepartment of Biological Function and Genetic Resources Science, Faculty of Agriculture, Okayama University
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Sayuri INOUEDepartment of Biological Function and Genetic Resources Science, Faculty of Agriculture, Okayama University
,
Akira FUJIOKADepartment 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 813-819 | Received 28 Sep 1998, Accepted 25 Jan 1999, Published online: 22 May 2014

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