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The Hydrogenase Methanococcus Voltae:An Approach to the Biochemical and Genetic Analysis of an Archaebacterial Uptake Hydrogenase

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Microbiology and Biochemistry of Strict Anaerobes Involved in Interspecies Hydrogen Transfer

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Investigations concerning the biochemistry and genetics of the hydrogenase of Methanococcus voltae are discussed in the context of the general knowledge of hydrogenases with respect to their subunit structures, reactive centers, cellular localization, regulation, and evolutionary conservation.

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    Erika Kothe, Sabine Halboth, Jörg Sitzmann & Albrecht Klein

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Kothe, E., Halboth, S., Sitzmann, J., Klein, A. (1990). The Hydrogenase Methanococcus Voltae:An Approach to the Biochemical and Genetic Analysis of an Archaebacterial Uptake Hydrogenase. In: Bélaich, JP., Bruschi, M., Garcia, JL. (eds) Microbiology and Biochemistry of Strict Anaerobes Involved in Interspecies Hydrogen Transfer. Federation of European Microbiological Societies Symposium Series, vol 54. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-0613-9_3

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