Marine isolates of Aspergillus flavus: Denizens of the deep or lost at sea?

Fungal Ecology

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 386-391

  Zuluaga Montero, Anabella ^a   Ramírez Camejo, Luis ^a   Rauscher, Jason ^a   Bayman, Paul ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO   (Puerto Rico)

Author keywords

AFLP; Aspergillosis; Gorgonia; Marine fungi; Octocorallia; Sea fans; Specificity

Indexed keywords

ALCYONARIA; ASPERGILLUS FLAVUS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); FUNGI; GORGONACEA; GORGONIA;

EID: 77956902832     PISSN: 17545048     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.funeco.2010.05.003     Document Type: Article

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