A First Record of Obligate Halophilic Aspergilli from the Dead Sea

Indian Journal of Microbiology

Volumn 52, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 22-27

  Nazareth, Sarita ^a   Gonsalves, Valerie ^a   Nayak, Shweta ^a  

^a GOA UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Aspergillus; Cladosporium; Dead Sea; Obligate halophile; Penicillium

Indexed keywords

ASPERGILLUS; ASPERGILLUS PENICILLIOIDES; CLADOSPORIUM; FUNGI; MYCOTA; PENICILLIUM;

EID: 84858003920     PISSN: 00468991     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12088-011-0225-z     Document Type: Article

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