Occurrence of killer yeast strains in industrial and clinical yeast isolates

Biological Research

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 173-182

  Baeza, Marcelo E ^a   Sanhueza, Mario A ^a   Cifuentes, Víctor H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHILE   (Chile)

Author keywords

dsRNA; Killer system; Mycotoxin

Indexed keywords

DOUBLE STRANDED RNA; MYCOTOXIN; POTASSIUM ION;

ARTICLE; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FUNGAL GENE; FUNGAL STRAIN; MICROBIAL KINETICS; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PICHIA; PICHIA ANOMALA; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; STRAIN DIFFERENCE; TOXICITY TESTING; YEAST;

EID: 59849097768     PISSN: 07169760     EISSN: 07176287     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4067/S0716-97602008000200007     Document Type: Article

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