Coprophilous Streptomycetes and Fungi - Food Sources for Enchytraeid Worms (Enchytraeidae)

Folia Microbiologica

Volumn 46, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 555-558

  Kristufek V ^a   Novakova A ^a   Pizl V ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF SOIL BIOLOGY   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANNELID WORM; ARTICLE; FUNGUS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; PHYSIOLOGY; REPRODUCTION; STREPTOMYCES;

ANIMALS; FUNGI; OLIGOCHAETA; REPRODUCTION; STREPTOMYCES;

EID: 0035753422     PISSN: 00155632     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02818002     Document Type: Article

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