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Improvement of the glaB Promoter Expressed in Solid-State Fermentation (SSF) of Aspergillus oryzae

Hiroki ISHIDAResearch Institute, Gekkeikan Sake Co., Ltd.
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Yoji HATAResearch Institute, Gekkeikan Sake Co., Ltd.
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Akitsugu KAWATOResearch Institute, Gekkeikan Sake Co., Ltd.
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Yasuhisa ABEResearch Institute, Gekkeikan Sake Co., Ltd.
Pages 1181-1187 | Received 27 Oct 2005, Accepted 27 Dec 2005, Published online: 22 May 2014

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