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Original Articles

Transformation of Aspergillus aculeatus Using the Drug Resistance Gene of Aspergillus oryzae and the pyrG Gene of Aspergillus nidulans

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Pages 2661-2663 | Received 04 Jul 2003, Accepted 03 Sep 2003, Published online: 22 May 2014

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