Osmoadaptation mechanisms in prokaryotes: distribution of compatible solutes.

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Published in Int Microbiol on September 01, 2008

Authors

Nuno Empadinhas1, Milton S da Costa

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Biochemistry, Center for Neuroscience and Cell Biology, University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal.

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