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Colonisation patterns in variously treated beech stakes buried in soil kept indoors and outside have been described. Certain microfungi were found to persistently colonise the stakes in a six month period and nitrogen fixing bacteria were usually detected. The significance of these patterns was discussed.
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Sharp, R.F. The colonisation of perfused beech stakes by soil microorganisms. Mycopathologia 55, 185–192 (1975). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00491506
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