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Boric Acid Disturbs Cell Wall Synthesis in Saccharomyces cerevisiae

Boric acid (BA) has broad antimicrobial activity that makes it a popular treatment for yeast vaginitis in complementary and alternative medicine. In the model yeast S. cerevisiae, BA disturbs the cytoskeleton at the bud neck and impairs the assembly of the septation apparatus. BA treatment causes ce...

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Autores principales: Schmidt, Martin, Schaumberg, Jaron Z., Steen, Courtney M., Boyer, Michael P.
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2010
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3017954/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21234349
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2010/930465