Cloning and characterization of a gene encoding a malic enzyme involved in anaerobic growth in Mucor circinelloides

Mycological Research

Volumn 109, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 461-468

  Li, Yonghua ^a,b   Adams, Ian P ^a   Wynn, James P ^a,c   Ratledge, Colin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HULL   (United Kingdom)

^b MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Martek Biosciences Corporation   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENZYME;

FUNGI; MUCOR CIRCINELLOIDES; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

EID: 18244368756     PISSN: 09537562     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0953756205002480     Document Type: Article

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