Genetic and functional diversity of ericoid mycorrhizal fungi

Symbiosis

Volumn 25, Issue 1-3, 1998, Pages 19-27

  Perotto, Silvia ^a   Bonfante, Paola ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Biodiversity; Ericoid fungi; Hymenoscyphus ericae; Molecular techniques; Oidiodendron

Indexed keywords

FUNGAL GENETICS; GENETIC DIVERSITY; INTRON; MYCORRHIZA; PLANT FUNGUS INTERACTION; POPULATION GENETICS; RIBOSOMAL DNA;

FUNCTIONAL MORPHOLOGY; FUNGUS; GENETIC VARIATION; MYCORRHIZA;

EID: 0031854909     PISSN: 03345114     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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