Detection and phylogenetic analysis of mating type genes of Ophiosphaerella korrae

Canadian Journal of Botany

Volumn 81, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 307-315

  Hsiang, Tom ^a   Chen, Fajun ^a   Goodwin, Paul H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

Ascomycetes; Mating type genes; Ribosomal genes; Taxonomy

Indexed keywords

DNA SEQUENCES; FUNGI; PLANTS (BOTANY); PROTEINS;

MATING TYPE GENES;

GENES;

PHYLOGENETICS; PLANT; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TAXONOMY;

ASCOMYCOTA; DOTHIDEOMYCETES; FUNGI; LEPTOSPHAERIA; LEPTOSPHAERIA KORRAE; MYXOGASTRIA; OPHIOSPHAERELLA; OPHIOSPHAERELLA KORRAE; PHAEOSPHAERIA; PHAEOSPHAERIACEAE; PLEOSPORACEAE; PLEOSPORALES; POACEAE;

EID: 0038623233     PISSN: 00084026     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/b03-022     Document Type: Article

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