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Cloning and Characterization of a Gene Encoding HMG-CoA Reductase from Ganoderma lucidum and Its Functional Identification in Yeast

Chang-Hua SHANGCollege of Life Sciences, Nanjing Agricultural University Key Laboratory for Microbiological Engineering of the Agricultural Environment, Ministry of Agriculture
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Fen ZHUCollege of Life Sciences, Nanjing Agricultural University Key Laboratory for Microbiological Engineering of the Agricultural Environment, Ministry of Agriculture
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Na LICollege of Life Sciences, Nanjing Agricultural University Key Laboratory for Microbiological Engineering of the Agricultural Environment, Ministry of Agriculture
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Xiang OU-YANGCollege of Life Sciences, Nanjing Agricultural University Key Laboratory for Microbiological Engineering of the Agricultural Environment, Ministry of Agriculture
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Liang SHICollege of Life Sciences, Nanjing Agricultural University Key Laboratory for Microbiological Engineering of the Agricultural Environment, Ministry of Agriculture
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Ming-Wen ZHAOCollege of Life Sciences, Nanjing Agricultural University Key Laboratory for Microbiological Engineering of the Agricultural Environment, Ministry of Agriculture
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Yu-Xiang LICollege of Life Sciences, Nanjing Agricultural University Key Laboratory for Microbiological Engineering of the Agricultural Environment, Ministry of Agriculture
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Pages 1333-1339 | Received 08 Jan 2008, Accepted 27 Jan 2008, Published online: 22 May 2014

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