<I>Micrococcus luteus</I> (IMAGE)

DOE/Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

<I>Micrococcus luteus</I>

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The bacterium Micrococcus luteus harbors a three-gene cluster that encodes for enzymes essential to the synthesis of alkenes.

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