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Stress tolerance in a yeast sterol auxotroph: role of ergosterol, heat shock proteins and trehalose

  1. Tracey M Swan,
  2. Kenneth Watson*

Article first published online: 17 JAN 2006

DOI: 10.1111/j.1574-6968.1998.tb13317.x

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FEMS Microbiology Letters

FEMS Microbiology Letters

Volume 169, Issue 1, pages 191–197, December 1998

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Swan, T. M. and Watson, K. (1998), Stress tolerance in a yeast sterol auxotroph: role of ergosterol, heat shock proteins and trehalose. FEMS Microbiology Letters, 169: 191–197. doi: 10.1111/j.1574-6968.1998.tb13317.x

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  1. School of Biological Sciences, University of New England, Armidale, NSW 2351, Australia

* *Corresponding author. Tel.: +61 (267) 73 3125; Fax: +61 (267) 73 3267; E-mail: kwatson2@metz.une.edu.au

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  1. Issue published online: 17 JAN 2006
  2. Article first published online: 17 JAN 2006
  3. Received 21 August 1998, Revised 12 October 1998, Accepted 13 October 1998

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