Active efflux of toluene in a solvent-resistant bacterium

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 178, Issue 20, 1996, Pages 6056-6058

  Isken, Sonja ^a   De Bont, Jan A M ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

TOLUENE;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL MEMBRANE; BIOACCUMULATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOMONAS PUTIDA;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); PSEUDOMONAS; PSEUDOMONAS PUTIDA;

EID: 0029846962     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.178.20.6056-6058.1996     Document Type: Article

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