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The Correct Phylogenetic Relationship of KdsA (3-Deoxy-D-manno-octulosonate 8-Phosphate Synthase) with One of Two Independently Evolved Classes of AroA (3-Deoxy-D-arabino-heptulosonate 7-Phosphate Synthase)

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  1. Department of Chemistry, City College of New York, 10031, New York, NY, USA

    Roy A. Jensen & David H. Calhoun

  2. Department of Microbiology and Cell Science, 32611, Gainesville, FL, USA

    Roy A. Jensen, Gary Xie & Carol A. Bonner

  3. BioScience Division, Los Alamos National Laboratory, 87544, Los Alamos, NM, USA

    Roy A. Jensen & Gary Xie

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Jensen, R.A., Xie, G., Calhoun, D.H. et al. The Correct Phylogenetic Relationship of KdsA (3-Deoxy-D-manno-octulosonate 8-Phosphate Synthase) with One of Two Independently Evolved Classes of AroA (3-Deoxy-D-arabino-heptulosonate 7-Phosphate Synthase). J Mol Evol 54, 416–423 (2002). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00239-001-0031-z

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