Genetic relatedness among species in Aspergillus section Clavati as measured by electrophoretic comparison of enzymes, DNA base composition, and DNA-DNA hybridization

Journal of General and Applied Microbiology

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 77-83

  Tamura, Miki ^a,c   Hamamoto, Makiko ^a   Cañete Gibas, Connie Fe ^b,d   Sugiyama, Junta ^b   Nakase, Takashi ^a  

^a RIKEN BIORESOURCE CENTER   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^c CHIBA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^d UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES LOS BAÑOS   (Philippines)

Author keywords

Aspergillus subgenus clavati section clavati; Chemotaxonomy; DNA base composition; DNA relatedness; Electrophoretic comparison of enzymes

Indexed keywords

DNA BASE; ENZYME; FUNGAL DNA;

ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS; DNA BASE COMPOSITION; DNA DNA HYBRIDIZATION; ELECTROPHORESIS; FUNGAL GENETICS; NONHUMAN;

ASPERGILLUS; ASPERGILLUS CLAVATONANICUS; ASPERGILLUS CLAVATUS; ASPERGILLUS GIGANTEUS; ASPERGILLUS LONGIVESICA;

EID: 0032867722     PISSN: 00221260     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2323/jgam.45.77     Document Type: Article

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