Nonanoic acid, a fungal self-inhibitor, prevents germination of Rhizopus oligosporus sporangiospores by dissipation of the pH gradient

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 63, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 178-185

  Breeuwer, Pieter ^a,b   De Reu, Johan C ^a   Drocourt, Jean Louis ^b   Rombouts, Frank M ^a   Abee, Tjakko ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b Chemunex SA   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID; CARBOXYFLUORESCEIN; DECANOIC ACID; NONANOIC ACID; OCTANOIC ACID;

ARTICLE; CELL PH; FLOW CYTOMETRY; GERMINATION; NONHUMAN; RHIZOPUS;

GERMINATION INHIBITION; NONANOIC ACID; PH; SPORANGIOSPORE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); OLIGOSPORUS; RHIZOPUS; RHIZOPUS MICROSPORUS VAR. OLIGOSPORUS;

EID: 0030620299     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/aem.63.1.178-185.1997     Document Type: Article

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