The influence of human and animal visitation on the yeast ecology of three Italian caverns

Annals of Microbiology

Volumn 50, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 133-140

  Vaughan Martini, A ^a   Angelini, P ^a   Zacchi, L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PERUGIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Bat guano; Caverns; Yeast ecology

Indexed keywords

EID: 0040518663     PISSN: 15904261     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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