Intrasporal variability of ribosomal sequences in the endomycorrhizal fungus Gigaspora margarita

Molecular Ecology

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 37-45

  Lanfranco, L ^a   Delpero, M ^b   Bonfante, P ^a  

^a CNR   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Gigaspora margarita; Identification; Mycorrhizal roots; Ribosomal internal transcribed spacers; Specific primers; Spore; Variability

Indexed keywords

DNA ANALYSIS; ENDOPHYTE; FUNGAL GENETICS; GENE SEQUENCING; GENETIC VARIANCE; POPULATION GENETICS; RIBOSOMAL INTERNAL TRANSCRIBED SPACER; SEQUENCE VARIATION;

BASE SEQUENCE; DNA, FUNGAL; DNA, RIBOSOMAL; ECOLOGY; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 5.8S; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; SPORES, FUNGAL; VARIATION (GENETICS); ZYGOMYCOTA;

FUNGI; GIGASPORA MARGARITA; MARGARITES; MYCORRHIZAE;

EID: 0032920951     PISSN: 09621083     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-294X.1999.00535.x     Document Type: Article

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