Cytotoxicity of Aspergillus fungi isolated from hospital environment

Polish Journal of Microbiology

Volumn 60, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 59-63

  Gniadek, Agnieszka ^a   Macura, Anna B ^a   Górkiewicz, Maciej ^a  

^a JAGIELLONIAN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL COLLEGE   (Poland)

Author keywords

Aspergillus sp.; Cytotoxicity; Environment

Indexed keywords

3 (4,5 DIMETHYL 2 THIAZOLYL) 2,5 DIPHENYLTETRAZOLIUM BROMIDE; MYCOTOXIN;

ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS; ASPERGILLUS FLAVUS; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; ASPERGILLUS NIGER; ASPERGILLUS OCHRACEUS; ASPERGILLUS USTUS; ASPERGILLUS VERSICOLOR; CYTOTOXICITY; FUNGUS ISOLATION; HOSPITAL; NONHUMAN; POLAND;

ASPERGILLUS; ASPERGILLUS FLAVUS; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; ASPERGILLUS NIGER; ASPERGILLUS OCHRACEUS; ASPERGILLUS SP.; ASPERGILLUS USTUS; ASPERGILLUS VERSICOLOR; FUNGI;

EID: 79955370255     PISSN: 17331331     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.33073/pjm-2011-008     Document Type: Article

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