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Molecular characterization of dioxygenases from polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon-degrading Mycobacterium spp.

  1. Barbara Brezna1,2,
  2. Ashraf A. Khan1,*,
  3. Carl E. Cerniglia1

Article first published online: 9 JAN 2006

DOI: 10.1016/S0378-1097(03)00328-8

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FEMS Microbiology Letters

FEMS Microbiology Letters

Volume 223, Issue 2, pages 177–183, June 2003

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Brezna, B., Khan, A. A. and Cerniglia, C. E. (2003), Molecular characterization of dioxygenases from polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon-degrading Mycobacterium spp. FEMS Microbiology Letters, 223: 177–183. doi: 10.1016/S0378-1097(03)00328-8

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  1. 1

    Division of Microbiology, National Center for Toxicological Research, U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Jefferson, AR 72079, USA

  2. 2

    Institute of Molecular Biology, Slovak Academy of Sciences, 845 51 Bratislava, Slovak Republic

* *Corresponding author. Tel.: +1 (870) 543-7601; Fax: +1 (870) 543-7307, E-mail address: ashraf@nctr.fda.gov

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  1. Issue published online: 9 JAN 2006
  2. Article first published online: 9 JAN 2006
  3. Received 17 April 2003, Accepted 17 April 2003

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