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. 1990 May;172(5):2785–2787. doi: 10.1128/jb.172.5.2785-2787.1990

A Dictyostelium discoideum mutant exhibiting calcium-dependent, high-level detergent resistance.

S J Madigan 1, J A Whitbread 1, E R Katz 1
PMCID: PMC208928  PMID: 2332407

Abstract

We report the isolation of a mutant of the cellular slime mold Dictyostelium discoideum that is highly resistant to the lethal action of the nonionic detergent Triton X-100. The resistance is completely dependent on the presence of divalent cations, of which Ca2+ is the most effective.

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