Species Richness of Yeast Communities in Floral Nectar of Southern Spanish Plants

Microbial Ecology

Volumn 61, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 82-91

  Pozo, María I ^a   Herrera, Carlos M ^a   Bazaga, Pilar ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION BIOLOGY   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUREOBASIDIUM; HEXAPODA; LECYTHOPHORA; METSCHNIKOWIA GRUESSII; METSCHNIKOWIA REUKAUFII;

EID: 78650677377     PISSN: 00953628     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00248-010-9682-x     Document Type: Article

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