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. 1992 Mar;174(5):1433–1438. doi: 10.1128/jb.174.5.1433-1438.1992

Proposed uniform nomenclature for the proteins and protein domains of the bacterial phosphoenolpyruvate: sugar phosphotransferase system.

M H Saier Jr 1, J Reizer 1
PMCID: PMC206537  PMID: 1537788

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