Research Article

Boric Acid Disturbs Cell Wall Synthesis in Saccharomyces cerevisiae

Figure 1

(a) Viability of strains YPH499 and ECY46-1-8D in the concentration range of 0–0.4% BA as determined by methylene blue staining. (b) Changes in morphology of YPH499 during exposure to BA. Cultures grown with BA show clumps and chains of incompletely separated cells. The scale bar represents 5 μm.
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