The growth response of some Chytridiomycota to temperatures commonly observed in the soil

Mycological Research

Volumn 109, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 717-722

  Gleason, Frank H ^a   Letcher, Peter M ^b   Commandeur, Zoe ^a   Jeong, Cho Eun ^a   McGee, Peter A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FUNGUS; GROWTH RESPONSE; LIMITING FACTOR; SOIL TEMPERATURE;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

ARIDA; BLASTOCLADIALES; CHYTRIDIALES; CHYTRIDIOMYCOTA; FUNGI; SPIZELLOMYCETALES;

EID: 22144452902     PISSN: 09537562     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0953756204002163     Document Type: Article

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