Diversity and molecular relationships of endophytic Colletotrichum isolates from the Iwokrama Forest Reserve, Guyana

Mycological Research

Volumn 108, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 53-63

  Lu, Guozhong ^a   Cannon, Paul F ^b   Reid, Alex ^b,d   Simmons, Coralie M ^c  

^a SHENYANG AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b CABI   (United Kingdom)

^c Iwokrama International Centre for Rain Forest Conservation and Development   (Guyana)

^d Science and Advice for Scottish Agriculture   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENDOPHYTE; FUNGUS; GENETIC ANALYSIS; HOST SPECIFICITY; MOLECULAR ANALYSIS; SPECIES DIVERSITY; TROPICAL FOREST;

GUYANA; IWOKRAMA FOREST RESERVE; SOUTH AMERICA;

COLLETOTRICHUM; COLLETOTRICHUM BONINENSE; COLLETOTRICHUM GLOEOSPORIOIDES; FUNGI; GLOMERELLA CINGULATA; MYXOGASTRIA;

EID: 1542318865     PISSN: 09537562     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0953756203008906     Document Type: Article

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