A genetic analysis of the response of Escherichia coli to cobalt stress

Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 12, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 2846-2857

  Fantino, Jean Raphaël ^a,b   Py, Béatrice ^a,b   Fontecave, Marc ^c,d,e   Barras, Frédéric ^a,b  

^a AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

^b AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITY   (France)

^c CEA GRENOBLE   (France)

^d CNRS   (France)

^e UNIV GRENOBLE ALPES   (France)

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ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 77957320225     PISSN: 14622912     EISSN: 14622920     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1462-2920.2010.02265.x     Document Type: Article

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