Identification of members of the genera Panaeolus and Psilocybe by a DNA test: A preliminary test for hallucinogenic fungi

Forensic Science International

Volumn 112, Issue 2-3, 2000, Pages 123-133

  Lee, James Chun I ^a   Cole, Michael ^b   Linacre, Adrian ^b  

^a CENTRAL POLICE UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b Wolfson Ctr Univ S   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Hallucinogenic fungi; ITS 1; Panaeolus; Psilocin; Psilocybe; Psilocybin

Indexed keywords

FUNGAL DNA; PRIMER DNA; PSILOCIN; PSILOCYBINE; RIBOSOME DNA;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA DETERMINATION; DNA SEQUENCE; FUNGUS; FUNGUS IDENTIFICATION; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENE LOCUS; INTRON; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS;

EID: 0034648455     PISSN: 03790738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0379-0738(00)00181-X     Document Type: Article

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