title: Fourier transform infrared as a powerful technique for the identification and characterization of filamentous fungi and yeasts.
abstract: Fourier transform infrared is considered a powerful technique for characterizing chemical compositions of complex probes such as microorganisms. It has successfully been applied to fungal identification. In this paper, the current state of identification and characterization of filamentous fungi and yeasts by Fourier transform infrared is reviewed.
authors.affiliation: IBB-Institute for Biotechnology and Bioengineering, Centre of Biological Engineering, Universidade do Minho, Campus de Gualtar, 4710-057 Braga, Portugal. cledir.santos@deb.uminho.pt
authors.forename: Cledir
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Santos
authors.forename: Marcelo E
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Fraga
authors.forename: Zofia
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Kozakiewicz
authors.forename: Nelson
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Lima
mesh_terms: D005658:Fungi / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000145:classification*; D009172:Mycology / Q000379:methods*; D017550:Spectroscopy, Fourier Transform Infrared