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Referring to the use of the same concept in plant sociology, the term association is proposed for the specific combination of micro-organisms, found in decaying biological substrates. A number of representative associations is given. It seems desirable to introduce „association”, which is familiar to botanists, to the microbiologists.
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Westerdijk, J. The concept „Association” in mycology. Antonie van Leeuwenhoek 15, 187–189 (1949). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02062645
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02062645