A group I intron-like sequence in the nuclear small ribosomal subunit gene of the ophiostomatoid fungus Gondwanamyces proteae

Mycological Research

Volumn 107, Issue 12, 2003, Pages 1442-1450

  Gibb, Ewan A ^a   Hausner, Georg ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FUNGUS;

ASCOMYCOTA; FUNGI; GONDWANAMYCES PROTEAE; MYXOGASTRIA;

EID: 1342290153     PISSN: 09537562     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0953756203008773     Document Type: Article

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