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. 1976 Mar;125(3):1235–1236. doi: 10.1128/jb.125.3.1235-1236.1976

Galactoside Accumulation by Escherichia coli, Driven by a pH Gradient

Jean L Flagg 1, T Hastings Wilson 1
PMCID: PMC236210  PMID: 3495

Abstract

Acidification of the external medium results in thiomethylgalactoside accumulation in an energy-depleted adenosine triphosphatase-negative mutant of Escherichia coli.

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