EXTRACELLULAR ENZYME ACTIVITY IN CILIOCHORELLA BUXIFOLIA, A DOMINANT FUNGUS ON SCUTIA BUXIFOLIA LEAF-LITTER

TRONCOZO, M. I.; GÓMEZ, R. P.; MARIO CARLOS NAZARENO SAPARRAT; ARAMBARRI A. M.; BALATTI, P. A.

Posadas, Misiones

Congreso; XII Congreso Argentino de Micología. XXII Jornadas Argentinas de Micología. Posadas, Misiones, Argentina.; 2011

?Asociación Argentina de Micología?

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