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Original Articles

Isolation and Characterization of Dibenzofuran-degrading Actinomycetes: Analysis of Multiple Extradiol Dioxygenase Genes in Dibenzofuran-degrading Rhodococcus Species

Toshiya IIDAMicrobiology Laboratory, RIKEN (The Institute of Physical and Chemical Research) Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
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Yuki MUKOUZAKAMicrobiology Laboratory, RIKEN (The Institute of Physical and Chemical Research) Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan;Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Saitama University Saitama, Saitama 338-0825, Japan
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Kaoru NAKAMURAMicrobiology Laboratory, RIKEN (The Institute of Physical and Chemical Research) Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
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Isamu YAMAGUCHIEnvironmental Plant Research Group, RIKEN (The Institute of Physical and Chemical Research) WakoSaitama 351-0198, Japan
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Toshiaki KUDOMicrobiology Laboratory, RIKEN (The Institute of Physical and Chemical Research) Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan;Bio-Recycle Project, Japan Science and Technology Corporation (JST) Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan;Science of Biological Supramolecular Systems, Graduate School of Integrated Science, Yokohama City University SuehiroTsurumi-ku, Yokohama 230-0045, Japan
Pages 1462-1472 | Received 21 Nov 2001, Accepted 11 Mar 2002, Published online: 22 May 2014

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