Microbial consortia of bacteria and fungi with focus on the lichen symbiosis

Fungal Biology Reviews

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 72-85

  Grube, Martin ^a   Berg, Gabriele ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRAZ   (Austria)

^b GRAZ UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Austria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHAPROTEOBACTERIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); FUNGI;

EID: 76749084187     PISSN: 17494613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fbr.2009.10.001     Document Type: Review

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