Screening of basidiomycetes and xylariaceous fungi for lignin peroxidase and laccase gene-specific sequences

Mycological Research

Volumn 109, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 115-124

  Pointing, Stephen B ^a   Pelling, Anna L ^a   Smith, Gavin J D ^a   Hyde, Kevin D ^a   Reddy, C Adinaryana ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENZYME; FUNGUS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

BASIDIOMYCOTA; FUNGI; MYXOGASTRIA; XYLARIACEAE;

EID: 13544249793     PISSN: 09537562     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0953756204001376     Document Type: Article

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