Search for a novel killer toxin in yeast Pichia pastoris

Plasmid

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 181-183

  Nath Banerjee, Hirendra ^a   Verma, Mukesh ^b  

^a LONG ISLAND UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Plasmids; Toxin; Yeast

Indexed keywords

TOXIN;

ARTICLE; CELL KILLING; COLONY FORMATION; FUNGUS GROWTH; KILLER CELL; NONHUMAN; PATCH CLAMP; PICHIA PASTORIS; PLASMID; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; STRAIN DIFFERENCE; YEAST;

FUNGI; PICHIA PASTORIS; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

EID: 0343986334     PISSN: 0147619X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/plas.1999.1452     Document Type: Article

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