The Ustilago maydis nar1 gene encoding nitrate reductase activity: sequence and transcriptional regulation.

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Published in Gene on September 06, 1993

Authors

G R Banks1, P A Shelton, N Kanuga, D W Holden, A Spanos

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1: Genetics Division, National Institute for Medical Research, Mill Hill, London, UK.

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