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Original Articles

Transcription of emrKY is Regulated by the EvgA-EvgS Two-Component System in Escherichia coli K-12

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Pages 1203-1209 | Received 06 Dec 1999, Accepted 16 Feb 2000, Published online: 22 May 2014

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