Determining diversity of freshwater fungi on decaying leaves: Comparison of traditional and molecular approaches

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 69, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 2548-2554

  Nikolcheva, Liliya G ^a   Cockshutt, Amanda M ^a   Bärlocher, Felix ^a  

^a MOUNT ALLISON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; DNA; FUNGI; SUBSTRATES;

FRESHWATER FUNGI;

MICROBIOLOGY;

FRESH WATER;

COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; FRESHWATER; FUNGUS; IDENTIFICATION METHOD; MOLECULAR ANALYSIS; SPECIES DIVERSITY;

ALDER; ARTICLE; ARTICULOSPORA TETRACLADIA; BEECH; BIRCH; CANADA; CONIDIUM; DENATURATION; FUNGAL BIOMASS; GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; NONHUMAN; OAK; PLANT LEAF; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; WOOD;

BIOMASS; DNA PRIMERS; DNA, FUNGAL; ELECTROPHORESIS, POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL; ERGOSTEROL; FRESH WATER; MITOSPORIC FUNGI; MYCOLOGICAL TYPING TECHNIQUES; PLANT LEAVES; POLYMORPHISM, RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH; RIBOTYPING; SPORES, FUNGAL; VARIATION (GENETICS);

CANADA;

ACER; ACER RUBRUM; ARTICULOSPORA TETRACLADIA; BETULACEAE; FAGUS; FUNGI; HYPHOMYCETES; QUERCUS;

EID: 0037545765     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.69.5.2548-2554.2003     Document Type: Article

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