A step forward in fungal biomass estimation - a new protocol for more precise measurements of soil ergosterol with liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry and comparison of extraction methods

New Phytol. 2024 Mar;241(6):2333-2336. doi: 10.1111/nph.19450. Epub 2023 Nov 29.

Authors

Sylwia Adamczyk¹, Aleksi Lehtonen¹, Raisa Mäkipää¹, Bartosz Adamczyk¹

Affiliation

¹ Natural Resources Institute Finland, Latokartanonkaari 9, 00790, Helsinki, Finland.

PMID: 38031500
DOI: 10.1111/nph.19450

No abstract available

Keywords: ergosterol fragmentation; forest soil; mineral soil; peatlands; selected ion recording.

Publication types

Letter

MeSH terms

Biomass
Ergosterol
Fungi
Liquid Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry*
Soil Microbiology
Soil* / chemistry

Substances

Soil
Ergosterol

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