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A relationship between very high isobutyl alcohol production and autolysogeny of cells was found in single sporeSaccharomyces cerevisiae cultures. Autolysis in autolysogenic cultures occurred at low temperatures (25°–5°C) as well as at high temperatures. Autolysogeny was always segregated at a 2:2 ratio from a natural strain. This indicates that it is a hereditary, monogenic, and recessive character.
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Zambonelli, C., Grazia, L., Giudici, P. et al. Autolysogeny and high isobutyl alcohol production inSaccharomyces cerevisiae . Current Microbiology 23, 281–283 (1991). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02092031
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02092031