Survival of Wood-inhabiting Fungi in Liquid Nitrogen Storage

Mycologist

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 121-123

  Yang, D Q ^a   Rossignol, L ^a  

^a FORINTEK CANADA CORP   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cryopreservation; Fungal storage; Viability; Wood inhabiting fungi

Indexed keywords

ASCOMYCOTA; BASIDIOMYCOTA; FUNGI; FUNGI IMPERFECTI; ZYGOMYCETES; ZYGOMYCOTINA;

EID: 0343002293     PISSN: 0269915X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0269-915X(98)80014-1     Document Type: Article

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