Preservation of Chytridiomycota in culture collections

Mycological Research

Volumn 111, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 129-136

  Gleason, Frank H ^a   Mozley Standridge, Sharon E ^b   porter, David ^b   Boyle, Donna G ^c   Hyatt, Alex D ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^c CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Chytridiomycetes; Chytrids; Cryopreservation; Desiccation; DSMO; Glycerol; Growth temperature

Indexed keywords

CRYOPROTECTIVE AGENT;

CRYOPRESERVATION; DESICCATION; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FUNGUS; OXYGEN; SAMPLE PREPARATION; SURVIVAL;

CHYTRIDIOMYCETES; CRYOPRESERVATION; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METHODOLOGY; REVIEW;

CHYTRIDIOMYCOTA; CRYOPRESERVATION; CRYOPROTECTIVE AGENTS;

CHYTRIDIOMYCOTA; FUNGI;

EID: 33847146224     PISSN: 09537562     EISSN: 14698102     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mycres.2006.10.009     Document Type: Review

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