The ntrA gene of Agrobacterium tumefaciens: identification, cloning, and phenotype of a site-directed mutant.

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Published in J Bacteriol on April 01, 1992

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Z L Wu1, T C Charles, H Wang, E W Nester

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1: Department of Microbiology, University of Washington, Seattle 98195.

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