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Enrichment in soil of fungi which utilize aromatic compounds

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Pellets containing various aromatic compounds were buried in soil in pots. Enrichment of fungi occurred on the pellets and in the soil surrounding them. A number of the fungi were isolated and some were of genera which had not been obtained by techniques used previously. Growth of the isolates on the aromatic compounds was studied.

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  1. Department of Microbiology, The Macaulay Institute for Soil Research, Aberdeen

    Moira E. K. Henderson

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Henderson, M.E.K. Enrichment in soil of fungi which utilize aromatic compounds. Plant Soil 23, 339–350 (1965). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01347728

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