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Ultrastructure of Dormant and Germinating Conidia of Aspergillus Ochraceus

R. R. DuteDepartment of Botany and Microbiology, College of Sciences and Mathematics, Alabama Agricultural Experiment Station, Auburn University, Auburn, Alabama36849-5407
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J. D. WeeteDepartment of Botany and Microbiology, College of Sciences and Mathematics, Alabama Agricultural Experiment Station, Auburn University, Auburn, Alabama36849-5407
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A. E. RushingDepartment of Botany and Microbiology, College of Sciences and Mathematics, Alabama Agricultural Experiment Station, Auburn University, Auburn, Alabama36849-5407
Pages 772-782 | Accepted 14 May 1989, Published online: 29 Aug 2018

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