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Defect in Cell Wall Integrity of the Yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae Caused by a Mutation of the GDP-mannose Pyrophosphorylase Gene VIG9

Koji YODADepartment of Biotechnology, The University of Tokyo
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Tsuyoshi KAWADADepartment of Biotechnology, The University of Tokyo
,
Chiaki KAIBARADepartment of Biotechnology, The University of Tokyo
,
Akihiko FUJIEDepartment of Biotechnology, The University of Tokyo
,
Masato ABEDepartment of Biotechnology, The University of Tokyo
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Hitoshi HASHIMOTODepartment of Biotechnology, The University of Tokyo
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Jiro SHIMIZUDepartment of Biotechnology, The University of Tokyo
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Nario TOMISHIGEDepartment of Biotechnology, The University of Tokyo
,
Yoichi NODADepartment of Biotechnology, The University of Tokyo
&
Makari YAMASAKIDepartment of Biotechnology, The University of Tokyo
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Pages 1937-1941 | Received 27 Mar 2000, Accepted 18 May 2000, Published online: 22 May 2014

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