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Original Article

Nucleotide sequence of the Synechococcus sp. PCC7942 Heme gene encoding the homologue of mammalian uroporphyrinogen decarboxylase

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Pages 415-418 | Received 12 Feb 1992, Published online: 11 Jul 2009

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