Physiological and biochemical changes induced by osmolality in halotolerant aspergilli

Acta Microbiologica Polonica

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 55-65

  Mahdy, H M ^a   El Sheikh, H H ^a   Ahmed, M S ^b   Refaat, B M ^a  

^a Al Azhar University   (Egypt)

^b CAIRO UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; CARBOHYDRATE; FUNGAL PROTEIN; LIPID; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS; CHEMISTRY; DRUG EFFECT; EGYPT; ENZYMOLOGY; FUNGUS SPORE; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; MICROBIOLOGY; OSMOTIC PRESSURE; PH; PHYSIOLOGY;

AMINO ACIDS; ANTIBIOTICS, ANTIFUNGAL; ASPERGILLUS; CARBOHYDRATES; EGYPT; FUNGAL PROTEINS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; LIPIDS; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; OSMOTIC PRESSURE; SODIUM CHLORIDE; SOIL MICROBIOLOGY; SPORES, FUNGAL;

EID: 0029689071     PISSN: 01371320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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