Cloning of a rhodococcal promoter using a transposon for dibenzothiophene biodesulfurization

Biotechnology Letters

Volumn 24, Issue 22, 2002, Pages 1875-1882

  Noda, Ken Ichi ^a   Watanabe, Kimiko ^a   Maruhashi, Kenji ^a  

^a Japan Cooperation Center   (Japan)

Author keywords

Desulfurization; Promoter; Recombinant; Rhodococcus; Transposon

Indexed keywords

RHODOCOCCUS ERYTHROPOLIS;

EID: 0036854516     PISSN: 01415492     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1020926107636     Document Type: Article

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