Distribution of ?-aminolevulinic acid biosynthetic pathways among phototrophic bacterial groups

Yael J. Avissar; John G. Ormerod; Samuel I. Beale

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journal article May 01, 1989

Distribution of ?-aminolevulinic acid biosynthetic pathways among phototrophic bacterial groups

Yael J. Avissar John G. Ormerod Samuel I. Beale

Archiv f�r Mikrobiologie Vol. 151 No. 6 pp. 513-519 · Springer Science and Business Media LLC

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Published: May 01, 1989
Vol/Issue: 151(6)
Pages: 513-519
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Department of Structural Biology, University of Pittsburgh Medical School, 3501 Fifth Avenue, BST3 1040, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15260, and Department of Molecular Biology, Cell Biology and Biochemistry, Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island 02912

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Yael J. Avissar, John G. Ormerod, Samuel I. Beale (1989). Distribution of ?-aminolevulinic acid biosynthetic pathways among phototrophic bacterial groups. Archiv f�r Mikrobiologie, 151(6), 513-519. https://doi.org/10.1007/bf00454867

Distribution of ?-aminolevulinic acid biosynthetic pathways among phototrophic bacterial groups

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