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. 1972 Sep;111(3):821–824. doi: 10.1128/jb.111.3.821-824.1972

Yeast Spheroplasts Formed by Cell Wall-Degrading Enzymes from Oerskovia sp1

J W Mann a, C E Heintz a, J D Macmillan a
PMCID: PMC251358  PMID: 4559832

Abstract

Oerskovia sp. produces inducible extracellular enzymes which degrade the walls of various yeasts. Yeast spheroplasts are formed from both log- and stationary-phase cells.

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