Restriction analysis and sequencing of the ITS regions and 5.8S gene of rDNA of Ganoderma isolates from infected oil palm and coconut stumps in Malaysia

Annals of Applied Biology

Volumn 141, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 133-142

  Latiffah, Z ^a   Harikrishna, K ^a   Tan, S G ^a   Tan, S H ^a   Abdullah, F ^a   Ho, Y W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY PUTRA MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

5.8S gene; Ganoderma; ITS regions; Restriction analysis; Sequencing

Indexed keywords

FUNGAL DISEASE; GENETIC ANALYSIS;

ELAEIS; FUNGI; GANODERMA; MYXOGASTRIA;

EID: 0036395142     PISSN: 00034746     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-7348.2002.tb00205.x     Document Type: Article

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