Phylum-specific fungitoxicity of new disulfide compounds

Sydowia

Volumn 54, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 121-128

  Anderson, Jennifer ^a   Langler, Richard F ^a   Bärlocher, Felix ^a  

^a MOUNT ALLISON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Antifungal; Disulfide compounds; Dysoxysulfone relatives; Ergosterol supplement

Indexed keywords

ASCOMYCOTA; BASIDIOMYCOTA; FUNGI; OOMYCETES; STRAMENOPILES; ZYGOMYCETES; ZYGOMYCOTA;

EID: 0037207314     PISSN: 00820598     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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