Pichia acaciae killer system: Genetic analysis of toxin immunity

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 73, Issue 13, 2007, Pages 4373-4378

  Paluszynski, John P ^a   Klassen, Roland ^a   Meinhardt, Friedhelm ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MÜNSTER   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DOSE-INDEPENDENT PROTECTION; IMMUNE KILLER CELLS; TOXIN REINTERNALIZATION;

GENE EXPRESSION; TOXIC MATERIALS;

YEAST;

GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; IMMUNITY; PLASMID; TOXIN; YEAST;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL IMMUNITY; FUNGAL GENE; FUNGAL GENETICS; GENE EXPRESSION; NONHUMAN; PICHIA; PICHIA ACACIAE; PLASMID; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

BASE SEQUENCE; DNA PRIMERS; DNA, FUNGAL; GENES, FUNGAL; MYCOTOXINS; PICHIA; PLASMIDS; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

PICHIA ACACIAE; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

EID: 34447532528     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.00271-07     Document Type: Article

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