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. 1978 Mar;42(1):161–193. doi: 10.1128/mr.42.1.161-193.1978

Genome comparison in yeast systematics: delimitation of species within the genera Schwanniomyces, Saccharomyces, Debaryomyces, and Pichia.

C W Price, G B Fuson, H J Phaff
PMCID: PMC281422  PMID: 379571

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