Inactivation of fungi in vitro by photosensitization: Preliminary results

Annals of Agricultural and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 215-220

  Lukšiene, Živile ^a   Pečiulyte, Dalia ^b   Lugauskas, Albinas ^b  

^a Institute of Materials Science and Applied Research   (Lithuania)

^b INSTITUTE OF BOTANY   (Lithuania)

Author keywords

Conidia inactivation; Fungi; Photosensitization

Indexed keywords

OXYGEN; PHOTOSENSITIZING AGENT;

ARTHRITIS; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS FLAVUS; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CANCER THERAPY; CYTOTOXICITY; FUNGUS; FUSARIUM; FUSARIUM AVENACEUM; IN VITRO STUDY; LIGHT; NONHUMAN; PHOTOSENSITIZATION; RHIZOPUS ORYZAE; STREPTOMYCES; TRICHOTHECIUM ROSEUM;

AGRICULTURE; FOOD INDUSTRY; FUNGI; HUMANS; LIGHT; SAFETY;

ASPERGILLUS FLAVUS; FUNGI; FUSARIUM; GIBBERELLA AVENACEA; MICROMYCETES; RHIZOPUS ORYZAE; STREPTOMYCES; TRICHOTHECIUM ROSEUM;

EID: 11244296357     PISSN: 12321966     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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