Do you know of a manual for the determination of soil microbial biomas, fungal to bacterial ratio through microscopy?

02 April 2022 0 4K Report

Greatings, I am looking for a manual or book that includes the metodology to determine microbial biomas and fungal to bacterial ratio using a microscope.

Thank you in advance.

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