Taxonomy of the Phialophora verrucosa complex with the description of two new species

Studies in Mycology

Volumn 1999, Issue 43, 1999, Pages 107-122

  De Hoog, G S ^a   Weenink, X O ^a   Gerrits Van Den Ende, A H G ^a  

^a CBS KNAW FUNGAL BIODIVERSITY CENTRE   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

ITS sequencing; Phialophora; Physiology; RFLP; Taxonomy

Indexed keywords

EID: 0033464968     PISSN: 01660616     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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