Temperature adaptation in yeasts: the role of fatty acids.

doi:10.1099/00221287-136-8-1469

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Temperature adaptation in yeasts: the role of fatty acids.

Journal of general microbiology - 1 Aug 1990

Suutari M, Liukkonen K, Laakso S

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Studies on the yeasts Candida oleophila, Candida utilis, Lipomyces starkeyi, Rhodosporidium toruloides and Saccharomyces cerevisiae revealed the existence of three different temperature adaptation responses involving changes in fatty acid composition. These conclusions were drawn by determining t...

Topics

Adaptation, Physiological
Fatty Acids
Fatty Acids, Unsaturated
Genetic Variation
Temperature
Yeasts

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