Characterization of two cel (cellulose degradation) genes of clostridium thermocellum coding for endoglucanases

Bio/Technology

Volumn 1, Issue 7, 1983, Pages 589-594

  Cornet, Philippe ^a,b   Millet, Jacqueline ^a   B覵in, Pierre ^a   Aubert, Jean Paul ^a  

^a INSTITUT PASTEUR   (France)

^b SOLVAY S A   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CELLULASE; GLUCAN SYNTHASE;

CLOSTRIDIUM; GENE; GENETIC ENGINEERING; HEREDITY; NONHUMAN;

EID: 0021064177     PISSN: 0733222X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nbt0983-589     Document Type: Article

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