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Cloning and expression of hepatitis B surface antigen in the yeastKluyveromyces lactis

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The gene coding for the major surface antigen of the hepatitis B virus was integrated into the genome ofKluyveromyces lactis and expressed up to levels of 0.4% of the total soluble protein.

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  1. Centro de Ingenieria Genética y Biotecnologia, Aptdo. 6162, Habana, Cuba

    E. Martinez, J. Morales, J. Aguiar, Y. Pineda, M. Izquierdo & G. Ferbeyre

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Martinez, E., Morales, J., Aguiar, J. et al. Cloning and expression of hepatitis B surface antigen in the yeastKluyveromyces lactis . Biotechnol Lett 14, 83–86 (1992). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01026230

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