Growth, sporulation and pH tolerance of Furculomyces boomerangus and Austrosmittium biforme in axenic culture

Mycologia

Volumn 92, Issue 1-6, 2000, Pages 1051-1056

  Misra, J K ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

^b Sri JNPG College   (India)

^c NONE   (India)

Author keywords

Gut fungus; Harpellales; Insects; Trichomycetes

Indexed keywords

EID: 0346478333     PISSN: 00275514     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00275514.2000.12061251     Document Type: Article

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