Relationships between Mycostasis and Free Monosaccharides in Soils

Abstract

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.