Sporangiospore-to-yeast conversion: Model for morphogenesis

African Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 8, Issue 16, 2009, Pages 3854-3863

  Omoifo, C O ^a,b  

^a INSTITUTE OF MICROBIAL TECHNOLOGY   (India)

^b AMBROSE ALLI UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Anamorphs; Conversion model; Mucor circinelloides; Sporangiospores; Synthetic broth; Yeast cells

Indexed keywords

ANAMORPH; ARTICLE; CELL BUDDING; CONIDIUM; CYTOSOL; FUNGAL STRAIN; FUNGUS CULTURE; FUNGUS GROWTH; MORPHOGENESIS; MUCOR; MUCOR CIRCINELLOIDES; NONHUMAN; PROTOPLAST; SPORANGIOSPORE; YEAST; YEAST CELL;

FUNGI; MUCOR CIRCINELLOIDES; SACCHAROMYCETALES;

EID: 70349185413     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16845315     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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