The role of the rodlet structure on the physicochemical properties of Aspergillus conidia

Letters in Applied Microbiology

Volumn 29, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 364-369

  Girardin, Hélène ^a   Paris, S ^b   Rault, J ^a   Bellon Fontaine, M N ^a   Latge J P ^b  

^a CEMAGREF   (France)

^b INSTITUT PASTEUR   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASPERGILLUS; CHEMICAL BONDS; ELECTRONEGATIVITY; ELECTROSTATICS; GENES;

ADHESION ASSAYS; AQUEOUS SOLVENTS; CELL WALLS; ELECTRON DONOR ACCEPTORS; ELECTROSTATIC CHARGES; HYDROPHOBINS; LEWIS ACID-BASE; PHYSICO-CHEMICALS; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; WILD TYPES;

HYDROPHOBICITY;

HYDROPHOBIN; MICROSPHERE; SOLVENT;

ACID BASE BALANCE; AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; ASPERGILLUS NIDULANS; CELL WALL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FUNGAL GENETICS; FUNGUS MUTANT; GENE DISRUPTION; HYDROPHOBICITY; NONHUMAN; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; SURFACE PROPERTY;

ASPERGILLUS; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; ASPERGILLUS NIDULANS; EMERICELLA NIDULANS; FUNGI;

EID: 0033393629     PISSN: 02668254     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1472-765X.1999.00643.x     Document Type: Article

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