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Fungal Genetics and Biology

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 146-147

  Money, Nicholas P ^a  

^a MIAMI UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Appressorium; Fungal pathogenicity; Invasive growth; Melanin; Turgor pressure

Indexed keywords

FUNGAL ENZYME;

AGRICULTURE; CELL ADHESION; CELL DAMAGE; CELL INVASION; CEREAL; COLLETOTRICHUM; FUNGUS HYPHAE; GRASS; MYCOSIS; NONHUMAN; NOTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

COLLETOTRICHUM; FUNGI;

EID: 0033493687     PISSN: 10871845     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/fgbi.1999.1172     Document Type: Note

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