Influence of culture conditions on mycelial growth and bioluminescence of Gerronema viridilucens

FEMS Microbiology Letters

Volumn 282, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 132-139

  Mendes, Luiz F ^a   Bastos, Erick L ^b   Desjardin, Dennis E ^c   Stevani, Cassius V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL DO ABC   (Brazil)

^c SAN FRANCISCO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Ecotoxicology; Experimental design; Fungal physiology

Indexed keywords

AGAR MEDIUM; ARTICLE; BIOLUMINESCENCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FUNGAL CELL CULTURE; FUNGUS; GERRONEMA VIRIDILUCENS; MYCELIAL GROWTH; NONHUMAN; PH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TEMPERATURE;

AGARICALES; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BIOMASS; BRAZIL; CULTURE MEDIA; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; LUMINESCENT PROTEINS; MYCELIUM; TEMPERATURE;

FUNGI; GERRONEMA; SACCHARUM;

EID: 41549159354     PISSN: 03781097     EISSN: 15746968     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1574-6968.2008.01118.x     Document Type: Article

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