Metschnikowia continentalis var. borealis, Metschnikowia continentalis var. continentalis, and Metschnikowia hibisci, new heterothallic haploid yeasts from ephemeral flowers and associated insects

Canadian Journal of Microbiology

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 279-288

  Lachance, Marc André ^a   Rosa, Carlos A ^b   Starmer, William T ^c   Schlag Edler, Birgit ^a   Barker, J Stuart F ^d   Bowles, Jane M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

^c SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Convolvulaceae; Geographic speciation; Hibiscus; Metschnikowia; Yeast

Indexed keywords

FUNGAL DNA; RIBOSOME DNA;

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; FUNGUS SPORE; INSECT; MATING; NONHUMAN; NORTH AMERICA; PHYLOGENY; PLANT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOUTH AMERICA; SPECIES DIFFERENTIATION; YEAST;

CONVOLVULACEAE; FUNGI; HEXAPODA; HIBISCUS; INSECTA; METSCHNIKOWIA BOREALIS; METSCHNIKOWIA CONTINENTALIS; METSCHNIKOWIA CONTINENTALIS VAR. CONTINENTALIS; METSCHNIKOWIA HAWAIIENSIS; METSCHNIKOWIA HIBISCI;

EID: 0031810234     PISSN: 00084166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/cjm-44-3-279     Document Type: Article

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