Uptake of Zn2+ by yeast and mycelial growth form of Aureobasidium pullulans grown in chemostat culture

FEMS Microbiology Letters

Volumn 163, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 249-253

  Krogh, N ^a   Olsen, J ^a   Jensen, B ^a   Reeslev, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Aureobasidium pullulans; Chemostat; Mycelium; Yeast; Zn2+ uptake

Indexed keywords

ZINC;

ARTICLE; AUREOBASIDIUM PULLULANS; CHEMOSTAT; FUNGUS CULTURE; FUNGUS GROWTH; MORPHOGENESIS; MYCELIUM; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; YEAST; ZINC METABOLISM;

AUREOBASIDIUM PULLULANS;

EID: 0032526405     PISSN: 03781097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-1097(98)00179-7     Document Type: Article

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