Molecular diversity of fungi from ericoid mycorrhizal roots

Molecular Ecology

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 123-131

  Perotto, S ^a   Actis Perino, E ^a   Perugini, J ^a   Bonfante, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Calluna vulgaris; Ericoid fungi; Genetic polymorphism; Mycorrhizae; PCR techniques

Indexed keywords

EID: 0030039313     PISSN: 09621083     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-294X.1996.tb00298.x     Document Type: Article

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