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Organization and Transcriptional Characterization of Catechol Degradation Genes Involved in Carbazole Degradation by Pseudomonas resinovorans Strain CA10

Hideaki NOJIRIBiotechnology Research Center, The University of Tokyo1-1-1 Yayoi, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8657, Japan
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Kana MAEDABiotechnology Research Center, The University of Tokyo1-1-1 Yayoi, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8657, Japan
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Hiroyo SEKIGUCHIBiotechnology Research Center, The University of Tokyo1-1-1 Yayoi, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8657, Japan
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Masaaki URATABiotechnology Research Center, The University of Tokyo1-1-1 Yayoi, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8657, Japan
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Masaki SHINTANIBiotechnology Research Center, The University of Tokyo1-1-1 Yayoi, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8657, Japan
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Takako YOSHIDABiotechnology Research Center, The University of Tokyo1-1-1 Yayoi, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8657, Japan
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Hiroshi HABEBiotechnology Research Center, The University of Tokyo1-1-1 Yayoi, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8657, Japan
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Toshio OMORIBiotechnology Research Center, The University of Tokyo1-1-1 Yayoi, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8657, Japan
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Pages 897-901 | Received 11 Oct 2001, Accepted 16 Nov 2001, Published online: 22 May 2014

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