Cryptic species in Stachybotrys chartarum

Mycologia

Volumn 94, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 814-822

  Cruse, Michael ^a   Telerant, Robin ^a   Gallagher, Thomas ^a   Lee, Thomas ^a   Taylor, John W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Fungal species; Molecular evolution; Phylogenetic species; Population genetics; Sick building syndrome

Indexed keywords

FUNGUS; MORPHOLOGY; PHYLOGENETICS; POLYMORPHISM; POPULATION GENETICS;

FUNGI; MYXOGASTRIA; STACHYBOTRYS CHARTARUM;

EID: 0036767866     PISSN: 00275514     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15572536.2003.11833175     Document Type: Article

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