Identification and characterization of a new group of root-colonizing fungi within the Gaeumannomyces-Phialophora complex

New Phytologist

Volumn 145, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 127-135

  Ulrich, Kristina ^a   Augustin, Claudia ^a   Werner, Armin ^a  

^a LEIBNIZ CENTRE FOR AGRICULTURAL LANDSCAPE RESEARCH ZALF   (Germany)

Author keywords

Gaeumannomyces Phialophora complex; Internal transcribed spacers (ITS); Phylogeny; Random amplified polymorphic DNA (RAPD); RDNA; Sequencing; Take all

Indexed keywords

FUNGAL INFECTION; FUNGUS IDENTIFICATION; GAEUMANNOMYCES INCRUSTANS; INTERNAL TRANSCRIBED SPACER; MAGNAPORTHE POAE; PHYLOGENY; PLANT PATHOLOGY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RANDOM AMPLIFIED POLYMORPHIC DNA; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; RIBOSOMAL DNA; TAXONOMY;

FUNGUS; NEW SPECIES; ROOT COLONIZATION;

GAEUMANNOMYCES CYLINDROSPORUS; GAEUMANNOMYCES GRAMINIS; PHIALOPHORA GRAMINICOLA;

EID: 0033951938     PISSN: 0028646X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1469-8137.2000.00553.x     Document Type: Article

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