Genetic organization and regulation of hexose and pentose utilization in the clostridia

Handbook on Clostridia

Volumn , Issue , 2005, Pages 133-154

  Reid, Sharon J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

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