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Enzymology of the Wood–Ljungdahl Pathway of Acetogenesis
dc.contributor.authorRagsdale, Stephen W.en_US
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dc.identifier.citationRagsdale , Stephen W. (2008). " Enzymology of the Wood–Ljungdahl Pathway of Acetogenesis ." Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences 1125(1 Incredible Anaerobes From Physiology to Genomics to Fuels ): 129-136. <http://hdl.handle.net/2027.42/73708>en_US
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dc.publisherBlackwell Publishing Incen_US
dc.rights2008 New York Academy of Sciencesen_US
dc.subject.otherAcetogenic Bacteriaen_US
dc.subject.otherCarbon Dioxide Fixationen_US
dc.subject.otherCarbon Monoxideen_US
dc.subject.otherCobalaminen_US
dc.titleEnzymology of the Wood–Ljungdahl Pathway of Acetogenesisen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
dc.subject.hlbsecondlevelScience (General)en_US
dc.subject.hlbtoplevelScienceen_US
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dc.contributor.affiliationumDepartment of Biological Chemistry, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USAen_US
dc.identifier.pmid18378591en_US
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dc.identifier.doi10.1196/annals.1419.015en_US
dc.identifier.sourceAnnals of the New York Academy of Sciencesen_US
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