Cytological studies of Agaricus brasiliensis

World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 24, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 2473-2479

  Souza Dias, Eustáquio ^a   Labory, Cláudia Regina Gontijo ^a   Herrera, Karina Marjorie Silva ^a   Alves, Alexandre Alonso ^a   Torres, Giovana Augusta ^a   Rinker, Danny Lee ^b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF LAVRAS   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

Agaricus blazei; Agaricus subrufescens; Basidiospore number; Heterothallism; Life cycle; Nuclear behavior; Nuclei number

Indexed keywords

CYTOLOGY;

AGARICUS BLAZEI; AGARICUS BRASILIENSIS; AGARICUS SUBRUFESCENS; BASIDIOSPORE NUMBER; FLUORESCENT MICROSCOPY; HETEROTHALLISM; LIFE CYCLE; MEDICINAL MUSHROOMS; NUCLEAR BEHAVIOR; NUCLEI NUMBER;

STRAIN;

AGARICUS; AGARICUS BLAZEI; AGARICUS BRASILIENSIS; AGARICUS SUBRUFESCENS; BASIDIOMYCOTA; FUNGI;

EID: 52449128413     PISSN: 09593993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11274-008-9769-4     Document Type: Article

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