Angiosperm DNA Contamination by Endophytic Fungi: Detection and Methods of Avoidance

Plant Molecular Biology Reporter

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 249-260

  Saar, Dayle E ^a   Polans, Neil O ^a   Sørensen, Paul D ^a   Duvall, Melvin R ^a  

^a NORTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Angiosperm DNA; Ascomycota; Basidiomycota; Dahlia; DNA template; Endophytic fungi; Fungal contamination; Zygomycota

Indexed keywords

EID: 0035640581     PISSN: 07359640     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02772897     Document Type: Article

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