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Soil fungi in the Bonin (Ogasawara) Islands, Japan are surveyed, and among a total of 370 isolates studied, more than 81 fungus species belonging to 47 genea are identified. The significance of the flora is discussed.
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Watanabe, T., Watanabe, Y. & Fukatsu, T. Soil fungal floras in the Bonin (Ogasawara) Islands, Japan. Mycoscience 42, 499–502 (2001). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02460948
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