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Two Tandemly Arranged Ferredoxin Genes in the Hydrogenobacter thermophilus Genome: Comparative Characterization of the Recombinant [4Fe–4S] Ferredoxins

Takeshi IKEDADepartment of Biotechnology, University of Tokyo
,
Masahiro YAMAMOTODepartment of Biotechnology, University of Tokyo
,
Hiroyuki ARAIDepartment of Biotechnology, University of Tokyo
,
Daijiro OHMORIDepartment of Chemistry, School of Medicine, Juntendo University
,
Masaharu ISHIIDepartment of Biotechnology, University of Tokyo
&
Yasuo IGARASHIDepartment of Biotechnology, University of Tokyo
Pages 1172-1177 | Received 14 Feb 2005, Accepted 17 Mar 2005, Published online: 22 May 2014

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