Separation of strains of the yeasts Xanthophyllomyces dendrorhous and Phaffia rhodozyma based on rDNA IGS and ITS sequence analysis

Journal of Industrial Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 677-681

  Fell, J W ^a   Blatt, G M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

Author keywords

Molecular markers; Phaffia; Strain differentiation; Yeast

Indexed keywords

RIBOSOME DNA;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA SEQUENCE; FUNGUS IDENTIFICATION; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; NONHUMAN; PHAFFIA RHODOZYMA; STRAIN DIFFERENCE; TREE; XANTHOPHYLLOMYCES DENDRORHOUS; YEAST;

BASE SEQUENCE; BASIDIOMYCOTA; DNA, RIBOSOMAL SPACER; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHYLOGENY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, NUCLEIC ACID;

FAGUS; FUNGI; PHAFFIA; PHAFFIA RHODOZYMA; PROKARYOTA; XANTHOPHYLLOMYCES DENDRORHOUS;

EID: 0032800088     PISSN: 13675435     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.jim.2900681     Document Type: Article

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