Patterns of utilization of different carbon sources by Chytridiomycota

Hydrobiologia

Volumn 659, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 55-64

  Gleason, F H ^a   Marano, A V ^b   Digby, A L ^a   Al Shugairan, N ^a   Lilje, O ^a   Steciow, M M ^b   Barrera, M D ^c   Inaba, S ^d   Nakagiri, A ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b Instituto de Botanica Carlos Spegazzini   (Argentina)

^c UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE LA PLATA   (Argentina)

^d NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY AND EVALUATION   (Japan)

Author keywords

Carbon sources; Cellulose; Chytrids; Decomposition; pH; Starch; Sucrose

Indexed keywords

CELLULOSE; DECOMPOSITION; DIGESTION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FUNGUS; NUTRIENT USE EFFICIENCY; PH; PHYLOGENETICS; STARCH; SUGAR;

CHYTRIDIOMYCOTA; FUNGI; RHIZOPHLYCTIS ROSEA;

EID: 79959784718     PISSN: 00188158     EISSN: 15735117     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10750-010-0461-y     Document Type: Article

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