Resistance of animal fungal pathogens to solvents used in bioassays

South African Journal of Botany

Volumn 73, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 667-669

  Eloff, J N ^a   Masoko, P ^a   Picard, J ^b  

^a Department of Paraclinical Sciences ^*  (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Acetone; Aspergillus; Candida; Cryptococcus; Microsporum; Solvent toxicity; Sporothrix

Indexed keywords

ACETONE; BIOASSAY; FUNGUS; MORPHOLOGY; PATHOGEN; TOXICITY; YEAST;

ANIMALIA; ASPERGILLUS; CANDIDA; FUNGI; MICROSPORUM; SPOROTHRIX;

EID: 35348876027     PISSN: 02546299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sajb.2007.06.002     Document Type: Article

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