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Molecular Cloning, Characterization, and Differential Expression of a Farnesyl-Diphosphate Synthase Gene from the Basidiomycetous Fungus Ganoderma lucidum

Yi-Xin DINGCollege of Life Sciences, Nanjing Agricultural University, Key Laboratory of Microbiological Engineering of Agricultural Environment, Ministry of Agriculture
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Xiang OU-YANGCollege of Life Sciences, Nanjing Agricultural University, Key Laboratory of Microbiological Engineering of Agricultural Environment, Ministry of Agriculture
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Chang-Hua SHANGCollege of Life Sciences, Nanjing Agricultural University, Key Laboratory of Microbiological Engineering of Agricultural Environment, Ministry of Agriculture
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Ang RENCollege of Life Sciences, Nanjing Agricultural University, Key Laboratory of Microbiological Engineering of Agricultural Environment, Ministry of Agriculture
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Liang SHICollege of Life Sciences, Nanjing Agricultural University, Key Laboratory of Microbiological Engineering of Agricultural Environment, Ministry of Agriculture
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Yu-Xiang LICollege of Life Sciences, Nanjing Agricultural University, Key Laboratory of Microbiological Engineering of Agricultural Environment, Ministry of Agriculture
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Ming-Wen ZHAOCollege of Life Sciences, Nanjing Agricultural University, Key Laboratory of Microbiological Engineering of Agricultural Environment, Ministry of Agriculture
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Pages 1571-1579 | Received 28 Jan 2008, Accepted 13 Mar 2008, Published online: 22 May 2014

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