Benzenesulphonic and p-Toluenesulphonic Acid Degradation Plasmids of Comamonas testosteroni

Russian Journal of Genetics

Volumn 33, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 498-503

  Balashov, S V ^a   Boronin, A M ^a,b  

^a PUSHCHINO STATE UNIVERSITY   (Russian Federation)

^b SKRYABIN INSTITUTE OF BIOCHEMISTRY AND PHYSIOLOGY OF MICROORGANISMS   (Russian Federation)

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