Role of sterol Δ5,6 desaturase in azole antifungal mode of action and resistance

Pesticide Science

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 294-298

  Lamb, David C ^a   Kelly, Diane E ^a   Corran, Andrew J ^b   Baldwin, Brian C ^b   Kelly, Steven L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^b JEALOTT S HILL RESEARCH STATION   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0343865535     PISSN: 0031613X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1096-9063(199603)46:3<294::AID-PS357>3.0.CO;2-G     Document Type: Article

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