Evaluation of preservation techniques of microorganism resources in the MAFF Genebank

Japan Agricultural Research Quarterly

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 19-27

  Nagai, Toshirou ^a   Tomioka, Keisuke ^a   Takeuchi, Kasumi ^a   Iida, Motoko ^a   Kawada, Masae ^a   Sato, Toyozo ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF AGROBIOLOGICAL SCIENCES   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cryopreservation; Culture collection; Freeze drying

Indexed keywords

ACTINOBACTERIA; ACTINOBACTERIA (CLASS); ASCOMYCOTA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BASIDIOMYCOTA; FUNGI IMPERFECTI; OOMYCETES; ZYGOMYCETES; ZYGOMYCOTA;

EID: 15944367792     PISSN: 00213551     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.6090/jarq.39.19     Document Type: Article

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