Comparative study of two culture conservation methods in medical mycology

World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 471-474

  López Martínez, Rubén ^a   Hernández Hernández, Francisca ^a   Bazán Mora, Elva ^a   Castañón Olivares, Laura Rocio ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Culture collection; Fungus collection; Preservation of fungal cultures

Indexed keywords

CULTURE OPTIMIZATION; FUNGUS; MICROBIOTECHNOLOGY; PLEOMORPHISM; POTATO DEXTROSE AGAR; SUSPENSION CELL CULTURE;

FUNGI; SOLANUM TUBEROSUM;

EID: 0032857653     PISSN: 09593993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1008983217783     Document Type: Article

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