Fluorescence study on whole Antarctic fungal spores under enhanced UV irradiation

Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology B: Biology

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 258-264

  Arcangeli, C ^a,b   Zucconi, L ^a   Onofri, S ^a   Cannistraro, S ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TUSCIA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PERUGIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Antarctic fungus; Fluorescence spectroscopy; UV

Indexed keywords

CAROTENOID;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; FLUORESCENCE ANALYSIS; FUNGUS SPORE; LIGHT; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTON TRANSPORT; RESPIRATORY CHAIN; ULTRAVIOLET A RADIATION; ULTRAVIOLET B RADIATION; ULTRAVIOLET C RADIATION;

EID: 0030737654     PISSN: 10111344     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1011-1344(97)00019-5     Document Type: Article

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