Sporulation factor SpoIVFB

Handbook of Proteolytic Enzymes, Second Edition: Volume 1: Aspartic and Metallo Peptidases

Volumn 1, Issue , 2004, Pages 989-991

  Dong, Tran Cat ^a   Cutting, Simon ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

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DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-12-079611-3.50308-6     Document Type: Chapter

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