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Excerpt from The Destruction of Cellulose by Bacteria and Filamentous Fungi
The important functions Of fission fungi is to dissolve and again place In Circulation the complex organic substances which have ceased to live. Without their activity the cycle Of change to which all Organic matter is subject would come to a standstill and the food supply of plants would soon be depleted. It is well known that through the agency Of micro-organisms all vegetable matter is gradually trans formed into the complex mixtures ordinarily known as humus and that we are at least partially dependent upon the quantity and quality Of the humus compounds for the fertility Of the soil. It is true that numerous chemical researches have added materially to our knowledge Of these organic or humic compounds, but since the biological processes involved are the dominant factors in determining the manner in which complex organic substances are split up, a system atic study of the organisms which bring about the decomposition of vegetable matter and the formation Of plant food is imperative. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
