New angles in mycology: Studies in directional growth and directional motility

Mycological Research

Volumn 108, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 5-13

  Gow, Neil A R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

BIOLOGY; FUNGUS; GENOME; GROWTH; MOTILITY;

FUNGI;

EID: 1542288742     PISSN: 09537562     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0953756203008888     Document Type: Conference Paper

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