Identification and phylogeny of ascomycetous yeasts from analysis of nuclear large subunit (26S) ribosomal DNA partial sequences

Antonie van Leeuwenhoek, International Journal of General and Molecular Microbiology

Volumn 73, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 331-371

  Kurtzman, Cletus P ^a   Robnett, Christie J ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR AGRICULTURAL UTILIZATION RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Ascomycetous yeasts; Phylogeny; Ribosomal DNA; Systematics

Indexed keywords

RIBOSOME DNA;

ARTICLE; ASCOMYCETES; CANDIDA; DNA SEQUENCE; FUNGUS IDENTIFICATION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SACCHAROMYCES; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; UNINDEXED SEQUENCE;

ASCOMYCOTA; BASE SEQUENCE; DNA, FUNGAL; DNA, RIBOSOMAL; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MYCOLOGICAL TYPING TECHNIQUES; PHYLOGENY; RNA, RIBOSOMAL; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA;

ASCOMYCOTA; CANDIDA; FUNGI; SACCHAROMYCES;

EID: 0031792246     PISSN: 00036072     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1001761008817     Document Type: Article

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