Analysis of production brewing strains of yeast by DNA fingerprinting

Letters in Applied Microbiology

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 90-94

  Wightman, P ^a   Quain, D E ^b   Meaden, P G ^a  

^a HERIOT WATT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b Bass Brewers Ltd   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA; ENZYMES; FERMENTATION;

DNA FINGERPRINTING; FLOCCULENTS; PRODUCTION SCALE; RESTRICTION ENZYMES; SOUTHERN BLOTTING; SOUTHERN HYBRIDIZATION; YEAST SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

YEAST;

ARTICLE; DNA FINGERPRINTING; YEAST;

SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; SACCHAROMYCES PASTORIANUS;

EID: 0030033220     PISSN: 02668254     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1472-765X.1996.tb01115.x     Document Type: Article

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