Quantification of ectomycorrhizal mycelium in soil by real-time PCR compared to conventional quantification techniques
Open Access
- 1 August 2003
- journal article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in FEMS Microbiology Ecology
- Vol. 45 (3) , 283-292
- https://doi.org/10.1016/s0168-6496(03)00163-6
Abstract
Mycelial biomass estimates in soils are usually obtained by measuring total hyphal length or by measuring the amount of fungal-specific biomarkers suKeywords
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