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Use of fluorescent-labeled lectins for studying progressive stages of fungal decay in Douglas-fir and ponderosa pine

Creator:

Lin, Ling-Chwun

Abstract:

The ability of the fluorescent-coupled lectins wheat germ agglutinin (WGA) and concanavalin A (Con A) to react with selected Basidiomycetes, Ascomycetes, and Fungi Imperfecti was evaluated using pure cultures of thirty-five fungi grown on malt extract agar. WGA, which is specific for residues of N-acetylglucosamine present in fungal chitin, reacted...

Resource Type:

Masters Thesis