Characterization and structure of the mitochondrial small rRNA gene of the entomopathogenic fungus Beauveria bassiana

Genome

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 471-476

  Hegedus, D D ^a   Pfeifer, T A ^b   Mulyk, D S ^b   Khachatourians, G G ^c  

^a AGRICULTURE AND AGRI FOOD CANADA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

Author keywords

Beauveria bassiana; Mitochondria; Phylogeny; Secondary structure; Small ribosomal RNA

Indexed keywords

RIBOSOMAL RNA;

BASSIANA; BEAUVERIA; BEAUVERIA BASSIANA; CORDYCEPS BASSIANA; FUNGI;

EID: 0032096364     PISSN: 08312796     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/g98-040     Document Type: Article

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