Decomposition and fungi of needle litter from slow- and fast-growing Norway spruce (Picea abies) clones

Microbial Ecology

Volumn 56, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 76-89

  Korkama Rajala, Tiina ^a   Müller, Michael M ^a   Pennanen, Taina ^a  

^a FINNISH FOREST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FUNGAL DNA; RIBOSOMAL SPACER DNA;

AGARICALES; ARTICLE; ASCOMYCETES; CHEMISTRY; CLASSIFICATION; CULTURE MEDIUM; DNA SEQUENCE; FINLAND; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; MOLECULAR CLONING; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PLANT LEAF; SPRUCE;

AGARICALES; ASCOMYCOTA; CLONING, MOLECULAR; CULTURE MEDIA; DNA, FUNGAL; DNA, RIBOSOMAL SPACER; FINLAND; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PICEA; PLANT LEAVES; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; SOIL MICROBIOLOGY;

FUNGI; LACHNUM; LOPHODERMIUM; LOPHODERMIUM PICEAE; MARASMIUS; MOLLISIA; MYCENA; PEZIZALES; PICEA; PICEA ABIES;

EID: 44849132370     PISSN: 00953628     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00248-007-9326-y     Document Type: Article

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