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Isolation and Identification of a Thermophilic Strain Producing Trehalose Synthase from Geothermal Water in China

Yueming ZHUKey Laboratory of Molecular Microbiology and Technology, Ministry of Education, Department of Microbiology, Nankai University
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Jun ZHANGTianjin Horticultural Engineering Institute
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Dongsheng WEIKey Laboratory of Molecular Microbiology and Technology, Ministry of Education, Department of Microbiology, Nankai University
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Yufan WANGKey Laboratory of Molecular Microbiology and Technology, Ministry of Education, Department of Microbiology, Nankai University
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Xiaoyun CHENTianjin Horticultural Engineering Institute
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Laijun XINGKey Laboratory of Molecular Microbiology and Technology, Ministry of Education, Department of Microbiology, Nankai University
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Mingchun LIKey Laboratory of Molecular Microbiology and Technology, Ministry of Education, Department of Microbiology, Nankai University
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Pages 2019-2024 | Received 04 Mar 2008, Accepted 07 May 2008, Published online: 22 May 2014

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