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Black Yeasts and Meristematic Fungi: Ecology, Diversity and Identification

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Biodiversity and Ecophysiology of Yeasts

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  1. Department of Biotechnology, University of Natural Resources, Muthgasse 18, 1190, Vienna, Austria

    Katja Sterflinger

  2. Applied Life Sciences, Austrian Center of Biological Resources and Applied Mycology, Muthgasse 18, 1190, Vienna, Austria

    Katja Sterflinger

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  1. Faculty of Food Sciences National Collection of Agricultural and Industrial Microorganisms, Budapest University of Economic Sciences and Public Administration, Somloi út 14-16, H-1118, Budapest, Hungary

    Gábor Péter

  2. Departmento de Microbiologia ICB, CP 486, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, MG, 31270-901, Brazil

    Carlos Rosa

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Sterflinger, K. (2006). Black Yeasts and Meristematic Fungi: Ecology, Diversity and Identification. In: Péter, G., Rosa, C. (eds) Biodiversity and Ecophysiology of Yeasts. The Yeast Handbook. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-30985-3_20

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