African Journal of
Microbiology Research

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Microbiol. Res.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1996-0808
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJMR
  • Start Year: 2007
  • Published Articles: 5233

Full Length Research Paper

Macrofungal diversity in the forest litter of Nadia District, West Bengal, India

Satadru Pramanik
  • Satadru Pramanik
  • Mycology and Plant Pathology Section, Department of Botany, University of Kalyani, Kalyani-741235, Nadia, West Bengal, India.
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Sujata Chaudhuri
  • Sujata Chaudhuri
  • Mycology and Plant Pathology Section, Department of Botany, University of Kalyani, Kalyani-741235, Nadia, West Bengal, India.
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  •  Received: 10 April 2017
  •  Accepted: 02 May 2017
  •  Published: 14 June 2017

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