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A method of vacuum drying is described for the preservation of fungal cultures which are difficult to freeze dry. Approximately 80% of cultures so far tested have survived with this technique.
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Nuzum, C. A simple method for the preservation of some non-sporing fungi. Australasian Plant Pathology 18, 104–105 (1989). https://doi.org/10.1071/APP9890104
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1071/APP9890104