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Successive mutation ofE. coli for improved thiophene degradation

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  1. Department of Microbiology, Southern Illinois University, 62901, Carbondale, IL

    David P. Clark, Kiswar Y. Alam & Nooraini Abdulrashid

  2. Department of Plant and Soil Science, Southern Illinois University, 62901, Carbondale, IL

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Clark, D.P., Alam, K.Y., Abdulrashid, N. et al. Successive mutation ofE. coli for improved thiophene degradation. Appl Biochem Biotechnol 18, 393–401 (1988). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02930842

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