Use of immunoassays for the study of natural assemblages of aquatic hyphomycetes

Microbial Ecology

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 223-229

  Bermingham, S ^a   Maltby, L ^a   Dewey, F M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AQUATIC FUNGI; BIOMASS; FUNGAL COMMUNITY; IMMUNOASSAY; METHODOLOGY;

ALATOSPORA ACUMINATA; ANGUILLOSPORA LONGISSIMA; TETRACLADIUM MARCHALIANUM;

EID: 0030614041     PISSN: 00953628     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002489900025     Document Type: Article

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