Advances in understanding hyphal morphogenesis: Ontogeny, phylogeny and cellular localization of chitin synthases

Fungal Biology Reviews

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 56-70

  Riquelme, Meritxell ^a   Bartnicki García, Salomon ^a  

^a CENTRO DE INVESTIGACIÓN CIENTÍFICA Y DE EDUCACIÓN SUPERIOR DE ENSENADA   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Cell wall; Chitin synthases; Chitosomes; Spitzenk rper

Indexed keywords

FUNGI; NEUROSPORA CRASSA;

EID: 50849139518     PISSN: 17494613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fbr.2008.05.003     Document Type: Review

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