Detection of the low-germination-rate resting oospores of Pythium myriotylum from soil by PCR

Letters in Applied Microbiology

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 157-161

  Wang, P H ^a   Chang, C W ^a  

^a SOOCHOW UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Booster polymerase chain reaction; Detection; Oospore; Polymerase chain reaction; Pythium myriotylum

Indexed keywords

CHAINS; FLOTATION; SOILS;

BOOSTER POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; DETECTION; GERMINATION RATES; OOSPORE; PYTHIUM; PYTHIUM MYRIOTYLUM; SEA SAND; SOIL PARTICLES; SUCROSE SOLUTION; THICK-WALLED;

POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

CETRIMIDE; FUNGAL DNA; SUCROSE;

DETECTION METHOD; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SPORE;

ARTICLE; DNA EXTRACTION; FLOTATION; FUNGAL DETECTION; GERMINATION; NONHUMAN; OOMYCETES; OOSPORE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PYTHIUM MYRIOTYLUM; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

OOMYCETES; PYTHIUM; PYTHIUM MYRIOTYLUM; ZINGIBER OFFICINALE;

EID: 0037221537     PISSN: 02668254     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1472-765X.2003.01287.x     Document Type: Article

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