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Effects of Nutrients, Temperature and Relative Humidity on Germination and Longevity of the Ascospores of Chaetomium Thermophile Var. Coprophile

Emilia M. CelerinThe Department of Biology, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania16802
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C. L. FergusThe Department of Biology, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania16802
Pages 1030-1045 | Accepted 21 Apr 1971, Published online: 12 Sep 2018

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