Amplified fragment length polymorphism analysis and internal transcribed spacer and coxII sequences reveal a species boundary within Pythium irregulare

Phytopathology

Volumn 95, Issue 12, 2005, Pages 1489-1498

  Garzón, Caria D ^a   Geiser, David M ^a   Moorman, Gary W ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cryptic speciation; Damping off; Diagnostic fingerprints; Genetic marker; Pythium root rot

Indexed keywords

PYTHIUM; PYTHIUM IRREGULARE; PYTHIUM SPINOSUM; PYTHIUM SYLVATICUM;

EID: 28044436045     PISSN: 0031949X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1094/PHYTO-95-1489     Document Type: Article

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