Developmental abnormalities in benomyl-resistant strains of Neurospora crassa

Mycological Research

Volumn 102, Issue 7, 1998, Pages 869-875

  Tognolli, M ^a   Utz Pugin, A ^a   Turian, G ^a   Rossier, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENEVA   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BENOMYL; FUNGAL GROWTH; FUNGICIDE RESISTANCE; FUNGICIDE TOLERANCE; GERMINATION; MICROTUBULE; MUTANT; WILD RELATIVE;

NEUROSPORA CRASSA;

EID: 0031820916     PISSN: 09537562     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0953756297005790     Document Type: Article

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