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Kimura, H., Takahashi, T., Hiraka, H. et al. Effective Biosynthesis of Poly(3-hydroxybutyrate) from Plant Oils by Chromobacterium sp.. Polym J 31, 210–212 (1999). https://doi.org/10.1295/polymj.31.210
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