A Synthetic Circuit for Mercury Bioremediation Using Self-Assembling Functional Amyloids
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A Synthetic Circuit for Mercury Bioremediation Using Self-Assembling Functional Amyloids.
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عنوان ژورنال: ACS Synthetic Biology
سال: 2017
ISSN: 2161-5063,2161-5063
DOI: 10.1021/acssynbio.7b00137