Molecular phylogeny of the ballistoconidium-forming anamorphic yeast genus Bullera and related taxa based on small subunit ribosomal DNA sequences

Journal of General and Applied Microbiology

Volumn 42, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 501-509

  Suh, Sung Oui ^a,c   Takashima, Masako ^b   Hamamoto, Makiko ^b   Nakase, Takashi ^b  

^a JAPAN AGENCY FOR MARINE EARTH SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^b RIKEN BIORESOURCE CENTER   (Japan)

^c LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FUNGAL DNA; RIBOSOME DNA;

ARTICLE; DNA SEQUENCE; FUNGUS IDENTIFICATION; MAXIMUM LIKELIHOOD METHOD; NONHUMAN; PHYLOGENY; YEAST;

EID: 0030437069     PISSN: 00221260     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2323/jgam.42.501     Document Type: Article

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