Molecular phylogeny of Zygomycota based on EF-1α and RPB1 sequences: Limitations and utility of alternative markers to rDNA

Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 438-449

  Tanabe, Yuuhiko ^a   Saikawa, Masatoshi ^b   Watanabe, Makoto M ^a   Sugiyama, Junta ^c,d  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES   (Japan)

^b TOKYO GAKUGEI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^d NCIMB Japan Co Ltd   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHYTRIDIOMYCOTA; DIMARGARITALES; FUNGI; HARPELLALES; KICKXELLALES; MORTIERELLA; MUCORALES; ZYGOMYCOTA;

EID: 0842331071     PISSN: 10557903     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1055-7903(03)00185-4     Document Type: Article

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