Correction: Pattern-based sensing of aminoglycosides with fluorescent amphiphiles.
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SUBMITTER: Kostereli Z
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6063293 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Jan
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Correction: Pattern-based sensing of aminoglycosides with fluorescent amphiphiles.
Köstereli Ziya Z Scopelliti Rosario R Severin Kay K
Chemical science 20141024 1
[This corrects the article DOI: 10.1039/C4SC00737A.]. ...[more]
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