Effect of benzene compounds from plants on the growth and hyphal morphology in Neurospora crassa

Brazilian Journal of Microbiology

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 190-195

  Neves, Fabrícia Mendonça ^a   Kawano, Cristina Yoshiko ^a   Said, Suraia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Cinnamic acid; Cinnamic aldehyde; Ferulic acid

Indexed keywords

FUNGI; NEUROSPORA CRASSA;

EID: 31144438894     PISSN: 15178382     EISSN: 16784405     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1517-83822005000200016     Document Type: Article

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