Long-Term Preservation of Fungal Isolates in Commercially Prepared Cryogenic Microbank Vials

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 1257-1259

  Espinel Ingroff, A ^a   Montero, D ^b   Martin Mazuelos, E ^b  

^a VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO DE VALME   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; FLUCONAZOLE; LIQUID NITROGEN; VORICONAZOLE;

ARTICLE; CRYOPRESERVATION; DERMATOPHYTE; FREEZING; FUNGUS CULTURE; FUNGUS ISOLATION; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; LONG TERM CARE; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; MOULD; NONHUMAN; PRESERVATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; YEAST;

ARTHRODERMATACEAE; CRYOPRESERVATION; FUNGI; MITOSPORIC FUNGI; MYCOLOGY; REAGENT KITS, DIAGNOSTIC; YEASTS;

ARTHRODERMATACEAE; FUNGI;

EID: 1542723555     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.42.3.1257-1259.2004     Document Type: Article

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