Detection of FLO genes in lager and wild yeast strains

Journal of the American Society of Brewing Chemists

Volumn 66, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 184-187

  Damas Buenrostro, Luis C ^a   Gracia González, Gerardo ^a   Hernández Luna, Carlos E ^a   Galán Wong, Luis J ^a   Pereyra Alférez, Benito ^a   Sierra Benavides, J Antolín ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE NUEVO LEÓN   (Mexico)

^b Cerveceria Cuauhtemoc Moctezuma   (Mexico)

Author keywords

FLO genes; Flocculation; PCR; Saccharomyces cerevisiae

Indexed keywords

SACCHAROMYCES; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

EID: 50049100689     PISSN: 03610470     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1094/ASBCJ-2008-0624-01     Document Type: Article

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