title: The preservation of medically important fungi.
abstract: Details are given of a method, first described in 1962, for preservation of fungi in anhydrous silica gel. It is shown that the procedure is suitable for use with dermatophytes, yeasts and other fungi of medical importance and that they may be preserved for periods of 5 years or more.
mesh_terms: D005658:Fungi / Q000502:physiology*; D005782:Gels; D006801:Humans; D009181:Mycoses / Q000382:microbiology*; D011309:Preservation, Biological / Q000379:methods*; D012822:Silicon Dioxide; D013045:Species Specificity; D013172:Spores, Fungal
chemical_list: D005782:Gels; D012822:Silicon Dioxide