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NblR Is a Novel One-Component Response Regulator in the Cyanobacterium Synechococcus elongatus PCC 7942

Hiroaki KATODepartment of Bioscience, Tokyo University of Agriculture
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Taku CHIBAZAKURADepartment of Bioscience, Tokyo University of Agriculture
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Hirofumi YOSHIKAWADepartment of Bioscience, Tokyo University of Agriculture
Pages 1072-1079 | Received 17 Dec 2007, Accepted 10 Jan 2008, Published online: 22 May 2014

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