Low-cost and low maintenance preservation of Agaricus brasiliensis cultures

World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 28, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 2411-2416

  Maia, Scheila C ^a   Toledo, Rômulo C C ^b   Almeida, Ana Paula M M ^c   da Silva, Romildo ^a   Rinker, Danny Lee ^d   Dias, Eustáquio S ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF LAVRAS   (Brazil)

^b Federal University of Triângulo Mineiro   (Brazil)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

^d UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

A. subrufescens; Agaricus brasiliensis; Almond Portobello; Mycelial vitality; Preservation methods; Royal sun agaricus

Indexed keywords

A. SUBRUFESCENS; AGARICUS; AGARICUS BRASILIENSIS; ALMOND PORTOBELLO; MYCELIAL VITALITY;

COMPOSTING; FREEZING; LIQUID NITROGEN; PRODUCTIVITY; SUBSTRATES;

STRAIN;

AGARICUS; ARTICLE; METHODOLOGY; MYCELIUM; PRESERVATION;

AGARICUS; MYCELIUM; PRESERVATION, BIOLOGICAL;

AGARICUS; AGARICUS BISPORUS; AGARICUS BRASILIENSIS; AGARICUS SUBRUFESCENS; BASIDIOMYCOTA; LENTINULA EDODES; PLEUROTUS OSTREATUS; PRUNUS DULCIS;

EID: 84860886789     PISSN: 09593993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11274-012-1050-1     Document Type: Article

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