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Comparison of taxonomic, colony morphotype and PCR-RFLP methods to characterize microfungal diversity.
Mycologia - 1 Jan 2000
Watrud Lidia S, Martin Kendall, Donegan Kelly K, Stone Jeffrey K, Coleman Clarace G
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We compared three methods for estimating fungal species diversity in soil samples. A rapid screening method based on gross colony morphological features and color reference standards was compared with traditional fungal taxonomic methods and PCR-RFLP for estimation of ecological indices of soil microfungal community composition. Normalized counts of colony morphotypes on dichloran rose bengal medium were used to...
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