Revival of saprotrophic and mycorrhizal basidiomycete cultures after 20 years in cold storage in sterile water

Canadian Journal of Microbiology

Volumn 54, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 595-599

  Richter, Dana L ^a  

^a MICHIGAN TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Culture maintenance; Culture viability; Fungal preservation; Long term storage; Mycorrhizal fungi; Saprotrophic fungi; Vegetative cultures

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; COLD STORAGE; POLYSACCHARIDES; REFRIGERATORS;

AGAR MEDIUM; CULTURE MAINTENANCE; CULTURE VIABILITY; DISTILLED WATER; FUNGAL PRESERVATION; LONG-TERM STORAGE; MYCORRHIZAL FUNGI; MYCORRHIZAL FUNGUS; ROOM TEMPERATURES; SAPROTROPHIC FUNGI; STERILE WATER; VEGETATIVE CULTURES;

FUNGI;

AGAR;

AGAR; FUNGUS; MYCORRHIZA; SAPROTROPHY; STORAGE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BASIDIOMYCETES; CRYOPRESERVATION; FUNGAL COLONIZATION; FUNGUS CULTURE; FUNGUS ISOLATION; INCUBATION TIME; MYCORRHIZA; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ROOM TEMPERATURE; SAPROTROPH; WATER ANALYSIS;

BASIDIOMYCOTA; COLD; MICROBIAL VIABILITY; MYCORRHIZAE; PRESERVATION, BIOLOGICAL; WATER;

FUNGI; LACCARIA;

EID: 49449099553     PISSN: 00084166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/W08-049     Document Type: Article

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