Zygote formation in Blakeslea trispora: Morphological peculiarities and relationship with carotenoid synthesis

Microbiology

Volumn 72, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 448-454

  Tereshina, V M ^a   Memorskaya, A S ^a   Feofilova, E P ^a  

^a RUSSIAN ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

carotene; Blakeslea trispora; Lycopene; Zygospores; Zygote formation

Indexed keywords

BLAKESLEA TRISPORA; FUNGI;

EID: 3543012622     PISSN: 00262617     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1025096723803     Document Type: Article

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