Photo-induced proton gradients for the in vitro investigation of bacterial efflux pumps

Scientific Reports

Volumn 2, Issue , 2012, Pages

  Verchére, Alice ^a   Broutin, Isabelle ^a   Picard, Martin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ PARIS DESCARTES   (France)

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EID: 84859783528     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20452322     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/srep00306     Document Type: Article

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