Comparison between fluorescein diacetate and differential fluorescent staining procedures for determining fungal biomass in soils

Applied Soil Ecology

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 161-167

  Morris, S J ^a,b   Zink, T ^b   Conners, K ^b   Allen, M F ^b  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

DFS; Europium chelate and fluorescent brightener; FDA; Fungal biomass

Indexed keywords

FUNGI;

BIOMASS DETERMINATION; FLUORESCEIN DIACETATE; FLUORESCENT STAINING; FUNGAL BIOMASS;

EID: 0031390744     PISSN: 09291393     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0929-1393(97)00006-1     Document Type: Article

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