Environmental factors affecting development of Aspergillus nidulans

Journal of Microbiology

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 34-40

  Han, Kap Hoon ^a   Lee, Dong Beom ^a   Kim, Jong Hak ^a   Kim, Min Su ^a   Han, Kyu Yong ^a   Kim, Won Shin ^a   Park, Young Soon ^a   Kim, Heui Baik ^b   Han, Dong Min ^a  

^a Wonkwang University   (South Korea)

^b Seoul National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Aspergillus nidulans; Environmental stresses; Sexual and asexual development

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID; AMMONIA; CARBON; CASEIN HYDROLYSATE; GALACTOSE; GLYCEROL; GLYCINE; LACTOSE; NITRATE; NITROGEN; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ARTICLE; ASEXUAL REPRODUCTION; ASPERGILLUS NIDULANS; CARBON SOURCE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FUNGAL DEVELOPMENT; LIGHT EXPOSURE; NONHUMAN; NUTRITION; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT; SPOROGENESIS;

ASPERGILLUS; CLEISTOTHECIA; EMERICELLA NIDULANS; FUNGI;

EID: 0038818978     PISSN: 12258873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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