Bacterial microcompartment-directed polyphosphate kinase promotes stable polyphosphate accumulation inE. coli
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عنوان ژورنال: Biotechnology Journal
سال: 2017
ISSN: 1860-6768
DOI: 10.1002/biot.201600415