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Transcriptional Control of Nitric Oxide Reductase Gene (CYP55) in the Fungal Denitrifier Fusarium oxysporum

Naoki TAKAYAInstitute of Applied Biochemistry, University of Tsukuba Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8572, Japan
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Hiromasa UCHIMURAInstitute of Applied Biochemistry, University of Tsukuba Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8572, Japan
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Yupeng LAIInstitute of Applied Biochemistry, University of Tsukuba Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8572, Japan
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Hirofumi SHOUNDepartment of Biotechnology, Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8657, Japan
Pages 1039-1045 | Received 16 Nov 2001, Accepted 05 Jan 2002, Published online: 22 May 2014

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