Characterization of Claviceps species pathogenic on sorghum by sequence analysis of the β-tubulin gene intron 3 region and EF-l α gene intron 4

Mycologia

Volumn 93, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 541-551

  Tooley, Paul W ^a   Goley, Erin D ^a   Carras, Marie M ^a   Frederick, Reid D ^a   Weber, Erin L ^a   Kuldau, Gretchen A ^b,c  

^a USDA ARS Foreign Disease Weed Science Research Unit   (United States)

^b RUSSELL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^c PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Detection; Ergot; PCR; Phylogenetics; Sugary disease; Taxonomy

Indexed keywords

PHYLOGENETICS;

CLAVICEPS; CLAVICEPS AFRICANA; CLAVICEPS FUSIFORMIS; CLAVICEPS PASPALI; CLAVICEPS PUPUREA; CLAVICEPS PURPUREA; CLAVICEPS SORGHICOLA; FUNGI; MYXOGASTRIA;

EID: 0036379350     PISSN: 00275514     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00275514.2001.12063186     Document Type: Article

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