The metabolism of 4-aminobutyrate (GABA) in fungi

Mycological Research

Volumn 101, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 403-409

  Kumar, Santosh ^a   Punekar, Narayan S ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY BOMBAY   (India)

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[No Author keywords available]

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BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); FUNGI;

EID: 0031421691     PISSN: 09537562     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0953756296002742     Document Type: Article

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