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Mycocinogeny in smut yeast-like fungi of the genus Pseudozyma

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The fungistatic agent secreted by Pseudozyma prolifica VKM Y-2835 shows activity against some representatives of the Ustilaginales under acidic conditions. This mycocin, with a molecular mass of no less than 15 kDa, is thermolabile and sensitive to proteolytic cleavage.

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Original Russian Text © W.I. Golubev, 2007, published in Mikrobiologiya, 2007, Vol. 76, No. 6, pp. 813–816.

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Golubev, W.I. Mycocinogeny in smut yeast-like fungi of the genus Pseudozyma . Microbiology 76, 719–722 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1134/S0026261707060100

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