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IN the course of a taxonomic investigation into the genus Protomyces1, it was found that in the absence of biotin the fungus grows much slower than the control, and the budding spores have a clumpy appearance. In view of the recent demonstration that biotin deficiency has been found to have a profound effect on the synthesis of nucleic acids and proteins in Saccharomyces cerevisiae2, it was thought worth while investigating the effect of biotin deficiency in P. inundatus.
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VALADON, L. Nucleic Acids and Other Characteristics in Biotin-deficient and Normal Protomyces inundatus Cultures. Nature 197, 96–97 (1963). https://doi.org/10.1038/197096a0
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