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A simple method for measuring fungal metabolic quotient and comparing carbon use efficiency of different isolates: Application to Mediterranean leaf litter fungi

F. PinzariConsiglio per la ricerca in agricoltura e l’analisi dell’economia agraria, Centro Agricoltura Ambiente, Italy;Life Science Department, Natural History Museum, UKCorrespondence[email protected]
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O. MaggiLaboratorio di Biodiversità dei Funghi, Dipartimento di Biologia Ambientale, Sapienza Università di Roma, Italy
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D. LunghiniLaboratorio di Biodiversità dei Funghi, Dipartimento di Biologia Ambientale, Sapienza Università di Roma, Italy
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D. P. Di LonardoDepartment of Microbial Ecology, Netherlands Institute of Ecology (NIOO-KNAW), The Netherlands
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A. M. PersianiLaboratorio di Biodiversità dei Funghi, Dipartimento di Biologia Ambientale, Sapienza Università di Roma, Italy
Pages 371-376 | Published online: 10 Feb 2017

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