Use of RAPD analysis to trace the origin of the weevil pathogen Zoophthora phytonomi in North America

Mycological Research

Volumn 100, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 349-355

  Hajek, Ann E ^a,b   Hodge, Kathie T ^b,c   Liebherr, James K ^b   Day, William H ^d   Vandenberg, John D ^c  

^a Boyce Thompson Institute for Plant Research   (United States)

^b Cornell University ^*  (United States)

^c ROBERT W HOLLEY CENTER FOR AGRICULTURE AND HEALTH   (United States)

^d USDA ARS   (United States)

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EID: 0030024761     PISSN: 09537562     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0953-7562(96)80168-7     Document Type: Article

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