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. 1979 Apr;138(1):280–283. doi: 10.1128/jb.138.1.280-283.1979

Isolation and characterization of a cycloheximide-resistant mutant of Acanthamoeba castellanii Neff.

G E Chisholm 4th, M H Vaughan
PMCID: PMC218274  PMID: 438133

Abstract

A cycloheximide-resistant mutant was isolated from the amoeba Acanthamoeba castellanii Neff. Drug resistance was found to be due to a ribosomal modification.

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