Mechanistic challenges and engineering applications of protein export in E. coli

Systems Biology and Biotechnology of Escherichia coli

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 327-349

  Strauch, Eva Maria ^a,b   Georgiou, George ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

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EID: 84855588865     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4020-9394-4_16     Document Type: Chapter

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