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Study of fungal spatio-temporal dynamics requires analyzing a high number of samples with robust methods in a reasonable time. Fingerprinting DNA-based methods are better adapted than classical cultural methods for such purposes. Although molecular fingerprinting does not allow identification of phylotypes, they provide a snapshot of fungal communities, allowing comparison of a large number of samples.
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Geremia, R.A., Zinger, L. (2013). Molecular Fingerprinting of Fungal Communities in Soil. In: Gupta, V., Tuohy, M., Ayyachamy, M., Turner, K., O’Donovan, A. (eds) Laboratory Protocols in Fungal Biology. Fungal Biology. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-2356-0_31
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