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Introduction: Advances and Predicament

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Biology of Microfungi

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This chapter briefly discusses the recent advances in mycology and identifies major challenges mycologists are facing. It also provides an overview of the book.

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  1. The Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station Valley Laboratory, 153 Cook Hill Road, Windsor, CT, 06095, USA

    De-Wei Li Ph.D.

  2. Co-Innovation Center for Sustainable Forestry in Southern China, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, 210037, China

    De-Wei Li Ph.D.

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Li, DW. (2016). Introduction: Advances and Predicament. In: Li, DW. (eds) Biology of Microfungi. Fungal Biology. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-29137-6_1

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