Evidence supporting the occurrence of a new species of endophyte in some South American grasses

Mycologia

Volumn 91, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 315-325

  Cabrai, Daniel ^a   Cafaro, Matías J ^a   Saidman, B ^a   Lugo, M ^a   Reddy, Ponaka V ^b   White Jr , James F ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

^b RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Ascomycetes; Clavicipitaceae; Molecular systematics; Protease

Indexed keywords

ENDOPHYTE; ENZYME ANALYSIS; EUROPE; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; ISOENZYME; MORPHOLOGY; NORTH AMERICA; PROTEINASE; RIBOSOMAL DNA; SOUTH AMERICA; TAXONOMY; TOXICITY; TOXIN;

FESTUCA ARGENTINA; FESTUCA HIERONYMI; NEOTYPHODIUM; POA HUECO;

EID: 0032897681     PISSN: 00275514     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00275514.1999.12061021     Document Type: Article

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