Potential of spore protein profiles as identification tools for arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi

Mycologia

Volumn 92, Issue 1-6, 2000, Pages 1210-1213

  Xavier, Lisette J C ^a   Xavier, Ilungo J ^a   Germida, James J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

Author keywords

1 D SDS PAGE; AMF spores; Collective protein profile

Indexed keywords

EID: 0347806974     PISSN: 00275514     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00275514.2000.12061268     Document Type: Article

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