Application of pulsed field gel electrophoresis to the study of genomes of fungal pathogens of plants

Australasian Plant Pathology

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 219-225

  Hewlett, B J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Chromosomal length polymorphisms; Linear plasmids

Indexed keywords

EID: 0030335964     PISSN: 08153191     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/ap96040     Document Type: Article

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