Detection of Helminthosporium solani from soil and plant tissue with species-specific PCR primers

FEMS Microbiology Letters

Volumn 168, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 235-241

  Olivier, Claudia ^a   Loria, Rosemary ^a  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

Diagnostics; Helminthosporium solani; Polymerase chain reaction; Soil detection; Species specific

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HYPHOMYCETES; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PLANT; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POTATO; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOIL;

HELMINTHOSPORIUM SOLANI;

EID: 0031789483     PISSN: 03781097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-1097(98)00426-1     Document Type: Article

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