Expression, Purification, and Characterization of Iron-Sulfur Cluster Assembly Regulator IscR from Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans |
Zeng, Jia
(Department of Bioengineering, School of Resources Processing and Bioengineering, Central South University)
Zhang, Ke (Department of Bioengineering, School of Resources Processing and Bioengineering, Central South University) Liu, Jianshe (Department of Bioengineering, School of Resources Processing and Bioengineering, Central South University) Qiu, Guanzhou (Department of Bioengineering, School of Resources Processing and Bioengineering, Central South University) |
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