Rhodamine 123 efflux transporter in Haloferax volcanii is induced when cultured under 'metabolic stress' by amino acids: the efflux system resembles that in a doxorubicin-resistant mutant.
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SUBMITTER: Kaidoh K
PROVIDER: S-EPMC1217049 | biostudies-other | 1996 Feb
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