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Sequence Analysis and Expression of a Blue-Light Photoreceptor Gene, Le.phrA from the Basidiomycetous Mushroom Lentinula edodes

Hiroaki SANODepartment of Life Science, Graduate School of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Tokyo Institute of Technology
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Takatsugu NARIKIYODepartment of Life Science, Graduate School of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Tokyo Institute of Technology
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Shinya KANEKODepartment of Life Science, Graduate School of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Tokyo Institute of Technology
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Takashi YAMAZAKIDepartment of Life Science, Graduate School of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Tokyo Institute of Technology
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Kazuo SHISHIDODepartment of Life Science, Graduate School of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Tokyo Institute of Technology
Pages 2206-2213 | Received 02 Apr 2007, Accepted 13 Jun 2007, Published online: 22 May 2014

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