Multiple gene genealogies and microsatellite markers reflect relationships between morphotypes of Sphaeropsis sapinea and distinguish a new species of Diplodia

Mycological Research

Volumn 107, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 557-566

  De Wet, Juanita ^a   Burgess, Treena ^a,b   Slippers, Bernard ^a   Preisig, Oliver ^a   Wingfield, Brenda D ^a   Wingfield, Michael J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

^b MURDOCH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PATHOGEN;

ASCOMYCOTA; BOTRYOSPHAERIA; BOTRYOSPHAERIA OBTUSA; CONIFEROPHYTA; DIPLODIA; DIPLODIA SCROBICULATA; FUNGI; SPHAEROPSIS; SPHAEROPSIS SAPINEA;

EID: 0038756427     PISSN: 09537562     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0953756203007706     Document Type: Article

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