Immunochemical studies of the cellulose synthase complex in Acetobacter xylinum

Cellulose

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 63-75

  Chen, He Ping ^a   Brown Jr , R Malcolm ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Acetobacter xylinum; Antibodies; Cellulose synthase

Indexed keywords

EID: 0001930816     PISSN: 09690239     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/bf02228791     Document Type: Article

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