New primers for detection of Smittium spp. (Trichomycetes, Zygomycota) in insect hosts

Fungal Diversity

Volumn 19, Issue , 2005, Pages 129-136

  Rizzo, Alan M ^a   Pang, Ka Lai ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTSMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aedes; Culex; Fungi; Harpellales; rRNA

Indexed keywords

AEDES AEGYPTI; CULEX PIPIENS; FUNGI; HARPELLA; HARPELLALES; INSECTA; SMITTIUM; TRICHOMYCETES; ZYGOMYCETES; ZYGOMYCOTA;

EID: 25844438400     PISSN: 15602745     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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