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Cloning and Characterization of a Gene Encoding Glutathione-regulated Potassium-efflux System Protein KefKL from the Endosymbiont Wolbachia

Lin Kang Institute of Genetics, State Key Laboratory of Genetic Engineering, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, People's Republic of China
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Huanhu Zhu Institute of Genetics, State Key Laboratory of Genetic Engineering, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, People's Republic of China
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Qiuying Cheng Institute of Genetics, State Key Laboratory of Genetic Engineering, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, People's Republic of China
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Weiguo Zhou Institute of Genetics, State Key Laboratory of Genetic Engineering, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, People's Republic of China
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Lei Sun Institute of Genetics, State Key Laboratory of Genetic Engineering, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, People's Republic of China
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Lijun Cai Institute of Genetics, State Key Laboratory of Genetic Engineering, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, People's Republic of China
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Xizhi Ma Institute of Genetics, State Key Laboratory of Genetic Engineering, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, People's Republic of China
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Chunmei Chen Institute of Genetics, State Key Laboratory of Genetic Engineering, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, People's Republic of China
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Shouyuan Zhao Institute of Genetics, State Key Laboratory of Genetic Engineering, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, People's Republic of China
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Changben Li Institute of Genetics, State Key Laboratory of Genetic Engineering, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, People's Republic of China
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