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Figure 4: Expanding the Use of a Fluorogenic Method to Determine Activity and Mode of Action of <i>Bacillus thuringiensis</i> Bacteriocins Against Gram-Positive and Gram-Negative Bacteria 

Figure 4 | Expanding the Use of a Fluorogenic Method to Determine Activity and Mode of Action of Bacillus thuringiensis Bacteriocins Against Gram-Positive and Gram-Negative Bacteria 