Characterization of chromate-sensitive and -tolerant mutants of Schizosaccharomyces pombe

Folia Microbiologica

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 31-36

  Czako Ver K ^a   Koosz Z ^a   Antal, J ^a   Racz T ^a   Sipiczki, M ^b   Pesti, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PÉCS   (Hungary)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DEBRECEN   (Hungary)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); SCHIZOSACCHAROMYCES; SCHIZOSACCHAROMYCES POMBE;

EID: 1842575869     PISSN: 00155632     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02931642     Document Type: Article

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