Talk:Pichia pastoris

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It is claimed in a number of publications that P. pastoris is used for industrial protein production - but I have yet not found any explicit example. Can somebody help out on this? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 91.96.53.198 (talk) 17:24, 26 October 2007 (UTC)

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Yes, indeed, P. pastoris has been used for industrial protein production. Here is one example, I was lazy to collect more, sorry: http://www.springerlink.com/content/j482nwk77rj3103w/ just google: Pichia pastoris Phillips Petroleum and you may even add SCP. Have fun!Myrmeleon formicarius (talk) 18:48, 11 January 2008 (UTC)