ITS sequencing support for Epicoccum nigrum and Phoma epicoccina being the same biological species

Mycological Research

Volumn 104, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 301-303

  Arenal, F ^a   Platas, G ^a   Monte, E ^b   Pelaez F ^a  

^a Medical affairs Merck sharp and Dohme ltd   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SALAMANCA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GENE SEQUENCING; INTERNAL TRANSCRIBED SPACER; PHYLOGENY; RIBOSOMAL DNA; SPACER DNA;

EPICOCCUM NIGRUM; MYXOGASTRIA; PHOMA EPICOCCINA;

EID: 0033946442     PISSN: 09537562     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0953756299001537     Document Type: Article

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