Molecular and cultural assessment of chytrid and Spizellomyces populations in grassland soils

Mycologia

Volumn 94, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 411-420

  Lozupone, C A ^a   Klein, D A ^a  

^a NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Chytridiomycota; Disturbance; ITS; MPN PCR; Quantification; Soil

Indexed keywords

DETECTION METHOD; FUNGUS; GRASSLAND SOIL; MOLECULAR ANALYSIS; SOIL BIOTA;

CELLULAR ORGANISMS; CHYTRIDIALES; CHYTRIDIOMYCOTA; FUNGI; SPIZELLOMYCES; SPIZELLOMYCES ACUMINATUS; SPIZELLOMYCES KNIEPII; SPIZELLOMYCETALES;

EID: 0036588046     PISSN: 00275514     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15572536.2003.11833206     Document Type: Article

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