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An Improved Selective Medium for the Formation of Ascospores by Aspergillus nidulans

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THEIR effects on sporulation are among the most conspicuous characteristics of trace elements in fungi. Numerous observations attest to the influence of mineral nutrition on sporulation, and these have been reviewed by Foster1. Either deficiencies or excess of particular elements reduce or inhibit sporulation.

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  1. Instituto ‘Jaime Ferran’ de Microbiologia, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Cientificas, Velazquez 138, Madrid, 6

    JUAN ANTONIO LEAL & JULIO R. VILLANUEVA

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LEAL, J., VILLANUEVA, J. An Improved Selective Medium for the Formation of Ascospores by Aspergillus nidulans. Nature 193, 1106 (1962). https://doi.org/10.1038/1931106a0

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