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. 2009 Jan 27;106(4):965-6.
doi: 10.1073/pnas.0811893106. Epub 2009 Jan 21.

Expanding the repertoire of biofuel alternatives through metabolic pathway evolution

Mattheos A G Koffas  1
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Expanding the repertoire of biofuel alternatives through metabolic pathway evolution

Mattheos A G Koffas. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. .
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