Isolation of thermophilic fungi from soil and decomposing organic matter

Asian Journal of Microbiology, Biotechnology and Environmental Sciences

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 445-447

  Kango, Naveen ^a   Agrawal, S C ^a   Jain, P C ^a  

^a DR H S GOUR UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Isolation; Soil; Thermophilic fungi

Indexed keywords

SOIL ORGANIC MATTER;

ABSIDIA; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; ASPERGILLUS TERREUS; CHAETOMIUM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECOMPOSITION; EMERICELLA; FUNGAL STRAIN; FUNGUS ISOLATION; MOULD; MUCOR; NONHUMAN; RHIZOMUCOR; SOIL MICROFLORA; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; THERMOASCUS;

ABSIDIA; ASPERGILLUS; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; ASPERGILLUS TERREUS; CHAETOMIUM; CHAETOMIUM THERMOPHILUM; CORYNASCUS HETEROTHALLICUS; EMERICELLA; EMERICELLA NIDULANS; FUNGI; MALBRANCHEA; MUCOR; MYCELIOPHTHORA; RHIZOMUCOR; RHIZOMUCOR PUSILLUS; THERMOASCUS; THERMOASCUS AURANTIACUS; THERMOMYCES; THERMOMYCES LANUGINOSUS; THIELAVIA; THIELAVIA TERRESTRIS;

EID: 1942467865     PISSN: 09723005     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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