sensitive to MTT
A phenotype observed in the vegetative growth phase of the life cycle in which cells show increased sensitivity to MTT (3-(4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5-diphenyltetrazolium bromide). Cells stop growing (and may die) at a concentration of MTT that allows wild type cells to grow.
FYPO:0000127
increased sensitivity to chemical during vegetative growth
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hypersensitive to MTT
exact
sensitive to 3-(4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5-diphenyltetrazolium bromide
exact
sensitive to MTT during mitotic cell cycle
related
sensitive to MTT during vegetative growth
exact