A method for direct soil extraction and PCR amplification of endomycorrhizal fungal DNA

Mycorrhiza

Volumn 6, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 447-450

  Claassen, V P ^a   Zasoski, R J ^a   Tyler, B M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Direct soil extraction; DNA; Endomycorrhizae; PCR; rRNA

Indexed keywords

FUNGI; GLOMUS CLARUM; MYCORRHIZAE; SORGHUM VULGATE; SORGHUM X DRUMMONDII;

EID: 0030469387     PISSN: 09406360     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s005720050145     Document Type: Article

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