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Bioscience, Biotechnology, and Biochemistry Volume 67, 2003 - Issue 10
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A Novel Gene Encoding an Enzyme That Degrades a Polysaccharide from the Sheath of Sphaerotilus natans

Minoru TAKEDADivision of Materials Science and Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Yokohama National UniversityTokiwadai 79-5, Hodogaya, Yokohama 240-8501, Japan
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Katsuya NISHINADivision of Materials Science and Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Yokohama National UniversityTokiwadai 79-5, Hodogaya, Yokohama 240-8501, Japan
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Yuji HANAOKADivision of Materials Science and Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Yokohama National UniversityTokiwadai 79-5, Hodogaya, Yokohama 240-8501, Japan
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Motoko HIGODivision of Materials Science and Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Yokohama National UniversityTokiwadai 79-5, Hodogaya, Yokohama 240-8501, Japan
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Mutsumi TERUIDivision of Materials Science and Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Yokohama National UniversityTokiwadai 79-5, Hodogaya, Yokohama 240-8501, Japan
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Ichiro SUZUKIDivision of Materials Science and Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Yokohama National UniversityTokiwadai 79-5, Hodogaya, Yokohama 240-8501, Japan
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Jun-ichi KOIZUMIDivision of Materials Science and Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Yokohama National UniversityTokiwadai 79-5, Hodogaya, Yokohama 240-8501, Japan
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Pages 2300-2303 | Received 11 Jun 2003, Accepted 30 Jun 2003, Published online: 22 May 2014

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