Restriction mapping of the IGS region in Alternaria spp. reveals variable and conserved domains

Mycological Research

Volumn 109, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 87-95

  Hong, Soon Gyu ^a   Liu, Derong ^a   Pryor, Barry M ^a  

^a Environmental Research Laboratory   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FUNGUS; GENETIC ANALYSIS; IDENTIFICATION METHOD; TAXONOMY;

ALTERNARIA; MYXOGASTRIA; PLEOSPORA HERBARUM; PLEOSPORA TARDA; STEMPHYLIUM; STEMPHYLIUM BOTRYOSUM;

EID: 13544253551     PISSN: 09537562     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0953756204001388     Document Type: Article

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