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An Isolated Candida albicans TL3 Capable of Degrading Phenol at Large Concentration

San-Chin TSAIDepartment of Medical Technology, YuanPei University of Science and Technology;Center of Interdisciplinary Molecular Science and Department of Applied Chemistry, National Chiao Tung University
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Li-Duan TSAICenter of Interdisciplinary Molecular Science and Department of Applied Chemistry, National Chiao Tung University
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Yaw-Kuen LICenter of Interdisciplinary Molecular Science and Department of Applied Chemistry, National Chiao Tung University
Pages 2358-2367 | Received 30 Jun 2005, Accepted 18 Sep 2005, Published online: 22 May 2014

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