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Twenty-two isolates of Fusarium were examined for their ability to grow on a range of carbon sources, resistance to inhibitory chemicals, and their API ZYM enzyme profiles. Growth on common carbon sources showed little discrimination between isolates, but they could be differentiated on the basis of their enzymic activity and tolerance to inhibitors, particularly copper sulphate and malachite green.
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Wasfy, E.H., Bridge, P.D. & Brayford, D. Preliminary studies on the use of biochemical and physiological tests for the characterization of Fusarium isolates. Mycopathologia 99, 9–13 (1987). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00436674
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