sensitive to nitrite
A phenotype observed in the vegetative growth phase of the life cycle in which cells show increased sensitivity to nitrite ions. Cells stop growing (and may die) at a concentration of nitrite ions that allows wild type cells to grow.
FYPO:0000127
increased sensitivity to chemical during vegetative growth
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hypersensitive to nitrite
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sensitive to nitrite during mitotic cell cycle
related
sensitive to nitrite during vegetative growth
exact
sensitive to nitrite ions
exact