Sensitivity of fungi to nikkomycin Z

Fungal Genetics and Biology

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 4-11

  Tariq, Vicki N ^a   Devlin, Pauline L ^a  

^a QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NIKKOMYCIN Z;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG UPTAKE; FUSARIUM; GEOTRICHUM; HYPHOMYCETES; MUCOR; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

FUNGI; FUSARIUM; FUSARIUM OXYSPORUM; GALACTOMYCES GEOTRICHUM; GEOTRICHUM; HYPHOMYCETES; HYPOCREA KONINGII; MUCOR PLUMBEUS; TRICHODERMA;

EID: 0029984874     PISSN: 10871845     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/fgbi.1996.0003     Document Type: Article

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