Growth strategy of the pathogenic yeast Cryptococcus neoformans submerged culture under different cultivation formats

Folia Microbiologica

Volumn 54, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 349-352

  Raclavsky V ^a   Husickova V ^a   Moranova Z ^a   Ohkusu, M ^b   Fischer, O ^a   Precek J ^a   Trtkova J ^a   Takeo, K ^b   Kawamoto, S ^b  

^a PALACKÝ UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

^b CHIBA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FILOBASIDIELLA NEOFORMANS;

OXYGEN;

ARTICLE; CRYPTOCOCCOSIS; CRYPTOCOCCUS NEOFORMANS; CULTURE MEDIUM; CULTURE TECHNIQUE; EVALUATION; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HUMAN; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIAL VIABILITY; MICROBIOLOGY; PATHOGENICITY;

CRYPTOCOCCOSIS; CRYPTOCOCCUS NEOFORMANS; CULTURE MEDIA; CULTURE TECHNIQUES; HUMANS; MICROBIAL VIABILITY; OXYGEN;

EID: 70349999631     PISSN: 00155632     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12223-009-0044-3     Document Type: Article

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