Antifungal effects of chitosan with different molecular weights on in vitro development of Rhizopus stolonifer (Ehrenb.:Fr.) Vuill

Carbohydrate Polymers

Volumn 73, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 541-547

  Hernandez Lauzardo A N ^a   Bautista Banos S ^a   Velazquez del Valle M G ^a   Mendez Montealvo M G ^a   Sanchez Rivera M M ^a   Bello Perez L A ^a  

^a INSTITUTO POLITÉCNICO NACIONAL   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Antifungal activity; Chitosan; Image analysis; Spore ornamentations

Indexed keywords

DISEASES; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MICROORGANISMS; MOLECULAR WEIGHT;

ANTIFUNGAL EFFECTS; GERMINATION; POTATO DEXTROSE BROTH; SPORE ORNAMENTATIONS;

CHITOSAN;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); FUNGI; RHIZOPUS; RHIZOPUS STOLONIFER; SOLANUM TUBEROSUM;

EID: 43349087931     PISSN: 01448617     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.carbpol.2007.12.020     Document Type: Article

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