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Results of a viability test on 17–18 years old lyophilized cultures are reported.
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Schipper, M.A.A., Bekker-Holtman, J. Viability of lyophilized fungal cultures. Antonie van Leeuwenhoek 42, 325–328 (1976). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00394130
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00394130