Mutants with general growth rate advantages are the predominant morphological mutants to be isolated from the Quorn® production plant

Mycological Research

Volumn 102, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 221-227

  Simpson, Duncan R ^a   Withers, Julie M ^a   Wiebe, Marilyn G ^a   Robson, Geoffrey D ^a   Trinci, Anthony P J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

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FUSARIUM GRAMINEARUM;

EID: 0031809806     PISSN: 09537562     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0953756297004644     Document Type: Article

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