Comparison of air-drying methods for evaluating the desiccation tolerance of liquid culture-produced blastospores of Paecilomyces fumosoroseus

World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 299-303

  Cliquet, S ^a   Jackson, M A ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR AGRICULTURAL UTILIZATION RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Desiccation drying; Paecilomyces fumosoroseus; Spores

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); PAECILOMYCES FUMOSOROSEUS;

EID: 0030958435     PISSN: 09593993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1018535124352     Document Type: Article

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