"Killer character" of Saccharomyces cerevisiae: curing by growth at elevated temperature.

Journal of bacteriology ·Vol. 117 ·No. 3 ·1974-03-00 ·Pages 1356-7

Wickner RB

Abstract

Normal "killer" strains of Saccharomyces cerevisiae, when grown at 37 to 40 C, produce almost exclusively nonkiller cells due to loss or mutation of at least part of the non-chromosomal killer genome.

MeSH Terms

Diploidy Drug Resistance, Microbial Fungal Proteins/biosynthesis,pharmacology Genes Hot Temperature Mutation Phenotype Saccharomyces cerevisiae/drug effects,growth & development,metabolism

Chemicals

Fungal Proteins

Authors & Affiliations

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Wickner R B

References (11)

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Article Info

Journal

Journal of bacteriology

Abbr.

J Bacteriol

ISSN

0021-9193

DOI

10.1128/jb.117.3.1356-1357.1974

Published

1974-03-00

Pages

1356-7

Language

English

Region

United States

NLM ID

2985120R

PMCID

PMC246622

Subset

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PubMed source DOI: 10.1128/jb.117.3.1356-1357.1974 PMC Full Text View journal details

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