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Genetics of melibiose fermentation in Saccharomyces italicus var. Melibiosi
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Genetics of melibiose fermentation in Saccharomyces italicus var. Melibiosi

  • C Roberts1,
  • A T Ganesan1 &
  • W Haupt1 

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Roberts, C., Ganesan, A. & Haupt, W. Genetics of melibiose fermentation in Saccharomyces italicus var. Melibiosi. Heredity 13, 499–517 (1959). https://doi.org/10.1038/hdy.1959.51

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