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Original Articles

Construction and Characterization of Nisin-Controlled Expression Vectors for Use in Lactobacillus reuteri

Chi-Ming WUGraduate Institute of Veterinary Microbiology, National Chung-Hsing University
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Chuen-Fu LINDepartment of Medical Technology, Central Taiwan University of Science and Technology
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Yi-Chih CHANGDepartment of Medical Laboratory Science and Biotechnology, China Medical University
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Tung-Ching CHUNGDepartment of Veterinary Medicine, National Chung-Hsing University
Pages 757-767 | Received 02 May 2005, Accepted 31 Oct 2005, Published online: 22 May 2014

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