Optimised procedures for the cryopreservation of different species of Heterorhabditis;Techniques optimisees pour la cryoconservation de differentes espece d'Heterorhabditis

Fundamental and Applied Nematology

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 1-6

  Nugent, Miriam J ^a   O'Leary, Sean A ^a   Burnell, Ann M ^a  

^a St Patrick's College   (Ireland)

Author keywords

cryopreservation; desiccation; dimethyl sulfoxide; glycerol; Heterorhabditis; nematodes

Indexed keywords

HETERORHABDITIS; HETERORHABDITIS BACTERIOPHORA; NEMATODA;

EID: 0030513172     PISSN: 11645571     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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