The multifunctional folic acid synthesis fas gene of Pneumocystis carinii appears to encode dihydropteroate synthase and hydroxymethyldihydropterin pyrophosphokinase.

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  1992

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  Gene

• Publication date

  1992-03-15

• Fields of study

  Biology, Medicine

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  DOI 10.1016/0378-1119(92)90378-3PMID 1313386
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