In vitro utilization of mucin, lung polymers, plant cell walls and insect cuticle by Aspergillus, fumigatus, Metarhizium anisopliae and Haematonectria haematococca

Mycological Research

Volumn 104, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 463-471

  St Leger, Raymond J ^a   Screen, Steven E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; HAEMATONECTRIA HAEMATOCOCCA; METARHIZIUM ANISOPLIAE;

EID: 0034112903     PISSN: 09537562     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0953756299001525     Document Type: Article

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