Molecular characterization of Beauveria brongniartii isolates obtained from Melolontha melolontha in Valle d'Aosta (Italy) by RAPD-PCR

Letters in Applied Microbiology

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 317-324

  Piatti, P ^a   Cravanzola, F ^a   Bridge, P D ^b   Ozino, O I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

^b CABI   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BAND-PATTERNS; BEAUVERIA BRONGNIARTII; COLONISATION; ENTOMOPATHOGENIC FUNGUS; GENETIC HETEROGENEITIES; MOLECULAR CHARACTERIZATION; NATURAL POPULATION; RAPD-PCR; RAPID METHOD;

FUNGAL DNA;

ARTICLE; FUNGAL GENETICS; FUNGUS IDENTIFICATION; ITALY; PATHOGENICITY;

ANIMALIA; BEAUVERIA; BEAUVERIA BRONGNIARTII; CORDYCEPS BRONGNIARTII; FUNGI; MELOLONTHA MELOLONTHA;

EID: 0031814821     PISSN: 02668254     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1472-765X.1998.00338.x     Document Type: Article

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