RNA reveals a succession of active fungi during the decay of Norway spruce logs

Fungal Ecology

Volumn 4, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 437-448

  Rajala, Tiina ^a   Peltoniemi, Mikko ^a   Hantula, Jarkko ^a   Mäkipää, Raisa ^a   Pennanen, Taina ^a  

^a FINNISH FOREST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

Author keywords

CDNA; Fungal community; Internal transcribed spacer; SSU; Trunk; Wood decomposition

Indexed keywords

FUNGI; PICEA ABIES;

EID: 80053199513     PISSN: 17545048     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.funeco.2011.05.005     Document Type: Article

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