Inducible Mercury Operon in Broad Spectrum Escherichia coli

Indian Journal of Microbiology

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 169-172

  Murtaza, Imtiyaz ^a   Ali, Arif ^a  

^a JAMIA MILLIA ISLAMIA CENTRAL UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Escherchia coli; Growth inhibition; Heavy metal resistance

Indexed keywords

EID: 1542443548     PISSN: 00468991     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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