Quantitative estimation of mycoflora in drinking water and fruit juices of Karachi

Pakistan Journal of Botany

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 1263-1268

  Nazim, Sameera ^a   Dawar, Shahnaz ^a   Tariq, Marium ^a   Zaki, M J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KARACHI   (Pakistan)

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ASPERGILLUS NIGER; FUNGI;

EID: 62249167331     PISSN: 05563321     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
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