Nucleotide polymorphisms and an improved PCR-based mtDNA diagnostic for parthenogenetic root-knot nematodes (Meloidogyne spp.)

Fundamental and Applied Nematology

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 261-268

  Stanton, Julie ^a,b   Hugall, Andrew ^b   Moritz, Craig ^b  

^a DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Meloidogyne spp.; mitochondrial DNA; molecular diagnosis; PCR

Indexed keywords

MELOIDOGYNE; MELOIDOGYNE CHITWOODI; MELOIDOGYNE HAPLA; MELOIDOGYNE HISPANICA; MELOIDOGYNE INCOGNITA; MELOIDOGYNE JAVANICA; NEMATODA;

EID: 0030975794     PISSN: 11645571     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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