Identification of Aspergillus species using morphological characteristics

Pakistan Journal of Medical Sciences

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 867-872

  Diba, K ^a   Kordbacheh, P ^a   Mirhendi, S H ^a   Rezaie, S ^a   Mahmoudi, M ^a  

^a TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Aspergillus; Identification; Macroscopic feature; Microscopic characteristics

Indexed keywords

AGAR; SUCROSE;

ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS; ASPERGILLUS FLAVUS; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; ASPERGILLUS NIDULANS; ASPERGILLUS NIGER; ASPERGILLUS TERREUS; COLOR; CONIDIUM; CULTURE MEDIUM; EXUDATE; FUNGAL COLONIZATION; FUNGAL MORPHOLOGY; FUNGAL STRAIN; FUNGUS CULTURE; FUNGUS IDENTIFICATION; FUNGUS ISOLATION; IRAN; MALT; MICROSCOPY; MORPHOLOGICAL TRAIT; NONHUMAN; SURFACE PROPERTY; YEAST;

EID: 36949027569     PISSN: 1682024X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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