A new Ceratocystis species defined using morphological and ribosomal DNA sequence comparisons

Systematic and Applied Microbiology

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 191-202

  Wingfield, Michael J ^a   De Beer, Carolien ^a   Visser, Christa ^a   Wingfield, Brenda D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE FREE STATE   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Acacia Wilt disease; C. fimbriata; Ceratocystis; Chalara; Ribosomal RNA sequence

Indexed keywords

RIBOSOME DNA;

ARTICLE; CELL STRUCTURE; CERATOCYSTIS; DNA SEQUENCE; FUNGAL GENETICS; FUNGUS IDENTIFICATION; MYCELIUM; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 0029760002     PISSN: 07232020     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0723-2020(96)80045-2     Document Type: Article

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