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Growth-phase Dependent Expression of the Mevalonate Pathway in a Terpenoid Antibiotic-producing Streptomyces Strain

Yoshimitsu HAMANOBiotechnology Research Center, Toyama Prefectural UniversityToyama 939-0398, Japan
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Tohru DAIRIBiotechnology Research Center, Toyama Prefectural UniversityToyama 939-0398, Japan
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Masahiro YAMAMOTOBiotechnology Research Center, Toyama Prefectural UniversityToyama 939-0398, Japan
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Tomohisa KUZUYAMAInstitute of Molecular and Celluar Biosciences, The University of TokyoBunkyo-ku, 113-0032, Japan
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Nobuya ITOHBiotechnology Research Center, Toyama Prefectural UniversityToyama 939-0398, Japan
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Haruo SETOInstitute of Molecular and Celluar Biosciences, The University of TokyoBunkyo-ku, 113-0032, Japan
Pages 808-819 | Received 12 Oct 2001, Accepted 19 Nov 2001, Published online: 22 May 2014

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