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INVESTIGATIONS of the mycostatic factor in British soils1 have shown that mycostasis is reduced and finally masked by the addition of increasing concentrations of glucose to the soil. It has further been shown2 that seasonal variation in mycostatic activity in British soils could be closely correlated to the level of reducing substances present: a high level of mycostatic activity corresponding to a low level of reducing substances while an increase in the level of reducing substances resulted in a low level of mycostasis.
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GRIFFITHS, D., DOBBS, C. Relationships between Mycostasis and Free Monosaccharides in Soils. Nature 199, 408 (1963). https://doi.org/10.1038/199408a0
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