Evidence for geographic clusters: Molecular genetic differences among strains of Pythium insidiosum from Asia, Australia and the Americas are explored

Mycologia

Volumn 95, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 200-208

  Schurko, Andrew ^a   Mendoza, Leonel ^b   De Cock, Arthur W A M ^c   Klassen, Glen R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^b Michigan State University ^*  (United States)

^c CBS KNAW FUNGAL BIODIVERSITY CENTRE   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Intergenic spacer (IGS); Oomycetes; Pythiosis; Ribosomal DNA (rDNA)

Indexed keywords

DISEASE CONTROL; FUNGUS; GENETIC VARIATION; GEOGRAPHICAL VARIATION; MOLECULAR ANALYSIS;

ASIA; AUSTRALIA; NORTH AMERICA; SOUTH AMERICA;

FUNGI; MAMMALIA; MYXOGASTRIA; OOMYCETES; PYTHIUM; PYTHIUM DESTRUENS; PYTHIUM INSIDIOSUM; TREMARCTOS ORNATUS;

EID: 0038185254     PISSN: 00275514     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15572536.2004.11833105     Document Type: Article

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