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EVIDENCE FOR MECHANOSENSITIVE TRANSMEMBRANE ION CHANNELS OF SMALL CONDUCTANCE IN MAGNETOTACTIC BACTERIA

Zoe Stewart Department of Physics, Biophysics Programme, The University of Western Australia, Nedlands/Perth, WA6907, Australia
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Boris Martinac Department of Pharmacology, The University of Western Australia, Nedlands/Perth, WA6907, Australia
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Jon Dobson Department of Physics, Biophysics Programme, The University of Western Australia, Nedlands/Perth, WA6907, Australia; Centre for Science and Technology in Medicine, Thornburrow Drive, Hartshill, Stoke-on-Trent, ST4 7QB, United Kingdom
Pages 81-89 | Published online: 07 Jul 2009

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