An evaluation of 18S rDNA approaches for the study of fungal diversity in grassland soils

Microbial Ecology

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 385-395

  Hunt, J ^a   Boddy, L ^a   Randerson, P F ^a   Rogers, H J ^a  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; DNA; FUNGUS; GRASSLAND SOIL; SPECIES DIVERSITY;

ASCOMYCOTA; BASIDIOMYCOTA; CELLULAR ORGANISMS; EMBRYOPHYTA; FUNGI; ZYGOMYCETES;

EID: 3042808436     PISSN: 00953628     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00248-003-2018-3     Document Type: Article

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