Acetate incorporation into ergosterol to determine fungal growth rates and production

Methods to Study Litter Decomposition: A Practical Guide

Volumn , Issue , 2005, Pages 197-202

  Suberkropp, Keller ^a   Gessner, Mark O ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA   (United States)

^b Limnological Research Center   (Switzerland)

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EID: 84919696460     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/1-4020-3466-0_26     Document Type: Chapter

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