The beetle gut: A hyperdiverse source of novel yeasts

Mycological Research

Volumn 109, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 261-265

  Suh, Sung Oui ^a   McHugh, Joseph V ^b   Pollock, David D ^a   Blackwell, Meredith ^a  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEETLE; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM; YEAST;

COLEOPTERA; INSECTA;

EID: 16444370369     PISSN: 09537562     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0953756205002388     Document Type: Article

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