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Baker's yeast assay procedure for testing heavy metal toxicity

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  1. Laboratory of Environmental Microbiology, Department of Environmental Engineering Sciences, University of Florida, 32611, Gainesville, FL

    Gabriel Bitton, Ben Koopman & Hsien-Deng Wang

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Bitton, G., Koopman, B. & Wang, HD. Baker's yeast assay procedure for testing heavy metal toxicity. Bull. Environ. Contam. Toxicol. 32, 80–84 (1984). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01607468

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