Growth and viability of mycelial fragments of white-rot fungi on some hydrogels

Journal of Industrial Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 20, Issue 3-4, 1998, Pages 244-250

  Lestan D ^a,b   Lestan M ^a,c   Lamar, R T ^a,d  

^a FOREST PRODUCTS LABORATORY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LJUBLJANA   (Slovenia)

^c Intech 180 Corp ^*  (Slovenia)

^d Intech 180 Corp   (United States)

Author keywords

Commercial hydrogels; Fungal inocula; Mycelial fragments

Indexed keywords

AGAROSE; CARRAGEENAN; CHITOSAN; GELATIN;

ARTICLE; FUNGUS GROWTH; HYDROGEL; HYDROPHILICITY; MYCELIUM; NONHUMAN; PHANEROCHAETE;

FUNGI; IRPEX LACTEUS; PHANEROCHAETE; TRAMETES VERSICOLOR;

EID: 0031807450     PISSN: 13675435     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.jim.2900517     Document Type: Article

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