Fungi of the Windmill Islands, continental Antarctica. Effect of temperature, pH and culture media on the growth of selected microfungi

Polar Biology

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 128-134

  Azmi, O R ^a   Seppelt, R D ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN ANTARCTIC DIVISION   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FUNGI; GROWTH; MICROFUNGI;

ALTERNARIA ALTERNATA; CHRYSOSPORIUM PANNORUM; MYCELIA STERILE; NECTRIA PEZIZA; PHOMA HERBARUM; THELEBOLUS MICROSPORUS;

EID: 0030797210     PISSN: 07224060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s003000050167     Document Type: Article

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