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Original Articles

Cloning and Expression of the Exo-β-D-1,3-glucanase Gene (exgS) from Aspergillus saitoi

Ken ODALaboratory of Enzymology, Graduate School of Agricultural Science, Tohoku University Sendai 981-8555, Japan
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Shin KASAHARALaboratory of Enzymology, Graduate School of Agricultural Science, Tohoku University Sendai 981-8555, Japan
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Youhei YAMAGATALaboratory of Enzymology, Graduate School of Agricultural Science, Tohoku University Sendai 981-8555, Japan
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Keietsu ABELaboratory of Enzymology, Graduate School of Agricultural Science, Tohoku University Sendai 981-8555, Japan
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Tasuku NAKAJIMALaboratory of Enzymology, Graduate School of Agricultural Science, Tohoku University Sendai 981-8555, Japan
Pages 1587-1590 | Received 08 Jan 2002, Accepted 07 Mar 2002, Published online: 22 May 2014

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