Detection of endolichenic fungi producing antifungal compound

Korean Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 23-29

  Kim, Eun Sung ^a   Choi, Kap Seong ^a   Choi, Sang Ki ^a  

^a Sunchon National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Antifungal; Endolichenic fungi; Myelochroa sp.; Parmotrema pseudotinctorum; Usnea rigidula

Indexed keywords

ANTIFUNGAL AGENT;

ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CANDIDA GLABRATA; COLUMN CHROMATOGRAPHY; DISK DIFFUSION; EDOLICHENIC FUNGUS; FUNGUS; GROWTH INHIBITION; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; LICHENS; MYELOCHROA; NONHUMAN; PARMOTREMA PSEUDOTICTORUM; USNEA;

CANDIDA ALBICANS; FUNGI; MYELOCHROA; PARMOTREMA; USNEA;

EID: 84860255234     PISSN: 1598642X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4014/kjmb.1201.01001     Document Type: Article

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