Microfungi of Windmill island, Antarctica:Diversity and ultrastructure studies of soil fungi

Malaysian Journal of Science

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 25-32

  Omar, Suhaila ^a   Alias, Siti Aisyah ^a   Wahab, Azlina Abdul ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA   (Malaysia)

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EID: 67649556724     PISSN: 13943065     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.22452/mjs.vol28no1.3     Document Type: Article

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