Size and sequence heterogeneity in the ITS1 of Xylaria hypoxylon isolates

Mycological Research

Volumn 108, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 71-75

  Platas, Gonzalo ^a   Ruibal, Constantino ^a   Collado, Javier ^a  

^a Medical affairs Merck sharp and Dohme ltd   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FUNGUS; GENETICS;

FUNGI; HYPOXYLON; MYXOGASTRIA; XYLARIA; XYLARIA HYPOXYLON; XYLARIALES;

EID: 1542318850     PISSN: 09537562     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0953756203008815     Document Type: Article

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