Osmotic pressure of fungal compatible osmolytes

Mycological Research

Volumn 104, Issue 7, 2000, Pages 800-804

  Davis, Diana J ^a   Burlak, Christopher ^b   Money, Nicholas P ^b  

^a College of Mount St Joseph ^*  (United States)

^b MIAMI UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0033889161     PISSN: 09537562     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0953756299002087     Document Type: Article

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