Organisation of ribosomal DNA in the ascomycete Leptosphaeria maculans

Microbiological Research

Volumn 152, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 261-267

  Howlett, Barbara J ^a   Rolls, Barbara D ^a   Cozijnsen, Anton J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Chromosomal length polymorphisms; Fungi; Non transcribed intergenic spacer

Indexed keywords

ASCOMYCOTA; FUNGI; LEPTOSPHAERIA; LEPTOSPHAERIA MACULANS;

EID: 0031239524     PISSN: 09445013     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0944-5013(97)80038-9     Document Type: Article

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