The Lignicolous Fungus Coniochaeta pulveracea and Its Interactions with Syntrophic Yeasts from the Woody Phylloplane

Microbial Ecology

Volumn 62, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 609-619

  van Heerden, Andrea ^a   van Zyl, Willem H ^a   Cruywagen, Christiaan W ^a   Mouton, Marnel ^a   Botha, Alfred ^a  

^a STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBOXYMETHYLCELLULOSE; XYLAN; XYLOSE;

ARTICLE; ASCOMYCETES; BIOREMEDIATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; ENZYMOLOGY; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; ORGANISMAL INTERACTION; PHYLOGENY; WOOD; YEAST;

ASCOMYCOTA; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; CARBOXYMETHYLCELLULOSE SODIUM; CULTURE MEDIA; MICROBIAL INTERACTIONS; PHYLOGENY; WOOD; XYLANS; XYLOSE; YEASTS;

ACACIA; CONIOCHAETA; CONIOCHAETA PULVERACEA; CONIOCHAETA RHOPALOCHAETA; CONIOCHAETA SUBCORTICALIS; FUNGI; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

EID: 80052889188     PISSN: 00953628     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00248-011-9869-9     Document Type: Article

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