Distribution of fungal endophyte genotypes in doubly infected host grasses

Plant Journal

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 349-358

  Wille, Patrick A ^a   Aeschbacher, Roger A ^a   Boller, Thomas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BASEL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FUNGAL DNA; MYCOSIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RANDOM AMPLIFIED POLYMORPHIC DNA;

ASCOMYCOTA; BASE SEQUENCE; CLONING, MOLECULAR; DNA PRIMERS; DNA, FUNGAL; GENOTYPE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; POACEAE;

EID: 0033136095     PISSN: 09607412     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-313X.1999.00462.x     Document Type: Article

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