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Abstract
SUMMARY: Addition of calcium ions increased 2- to 3-fold the growth of Saccharomyces carlsbergensis 21 in a minimal glucose-containing medium. The minimal concentration enhancing growth was 25 to 50 μg/ml CaCl2. Other divalent and trivalent cations tested, except for strontium ions, did not duplicate the calcium effect. Actively growing and dividing cells took up 45Ca2+, while resting yeast cells did not. The radiocalcium taken up was incorporated into newly synthesized structural material, presumably into the membrane protein.
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© Society for General Microbiology 1976