Inhibition of fungal growth by water extracts from the lichen Nephroma arcticum

Lichenologist

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 259-262

  Land, Carl Johan ^a   Lundström, Hans ^a  

^a SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CANDIDA GLABRATA; HORMONEMA DEMATIOIDES; NEPHROMA ARCTICUM; PELTIGERA APHTHOSA; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

EID: 0032076522     PISSN: 00242829     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/lich.1998.0129     Document Type: Article

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