On the recombinogenic activity of norfloxacin in a diploid strain of Aspergillus nidulans

Cytologia

Volumn 62, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 39-45

  Franzoni, M G M ^a   Castro Prado, M A A ^a   Gebara, J S ^a  

^a Maringá University   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Aspergillus nidulans; Mitotic recombinations; Norfloxacin

Indexed keywords

ASPERGILLUS; EMERICELLA NIDULANS;

EID: 0031020894     PISSN: 00114545     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1508/cytologia.62.39     Document Type: Article

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