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Characterization of γ-glutamyl kinase mutants from Saccharomyces cerevisiae
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Phenazine antibiotic production and antifungal activity are regulated by multiple quorum-sensing systems in Pseudomonas chlororaphis subsp. aurantiaca StFRB508 Original Research Article
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Rapid enzyme production and mycelial growth in solid-state fermentation using the non-airflow box Original Research Article
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Rim15p-mediated regulation of sucrose utilization during molasses fermentation using Saccharomyces cerevisiae strain PE-2
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Potato flour mediated solid-state fermentation for the enhanced production of Bacillus thuringiensis-toxin Original Research Article
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Involvement of Dehalobacter strains in the anaerobic dechlorination of 2,4,6-trichlorophenol Original Research Article
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Electricity generation from cattle manure slurry by cassette-electrode microbial fuel cells Original Research Article
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Application of fungal laccase fused with cellulose-binding domain to develop low-lignin rice plants
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Direct targeting of proteins to lipid droplets demonstrated by time-lapse live cell imaging
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Biochemical composition of green alga Chlorella minutissima in mixotrophic cultures under the effect of different carbon sources
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Characterization of mouse embryoid bodies cultured on microwell chips with different well sizes Original Research Article
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Intracellular observation of nanocarriers modified with a mitochondrial targeting signal peptide
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Novel strategy for production of aggregation-prone proteins and lytic enzymes in Escherichia coli based on an anchored periplasmic expression system Original Research Article
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