Genetic engineering of baker's and wine yeasts using formaldehyde hyperresistance-mediating plasmids

Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research

Volumn 30, Issue 12, 1997, Pages 1407-1414

  Schmidt, M ^a   Comer A ^a   Grey, M ^a   Brendel, M ^a  

^a GOETHE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Hyperresistance to formaldehyde; Transformation; Yeast

Indexed keywords

SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

FORMALDEHYDE;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; GENE VECTOR; GENETIC ENGINEERING; GENETICS; PLASMID; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; YEAST;

DRUG RESISTANCE, MICROBIAL; FORMALDEHYDE; GENETIC ENGINEERING; GENETIC VECTORS; PLASMIDS; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; YEASTS;

EID: 0031310332     PISSN: 0100879X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0100-879X1997001200004     Document Type: Article

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