A PCR-based method to detect species of Gondwanamyces and Ophiostoma on surfaces of insects colonizing Protea flowers

Canadian Journal of Botany

Volumn 84, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 989-994

  Roets, Francois ^a   Wingfield, Michael J ^b   Dreyer, Léanne L ^a   Crous, Pedro W ^c   Bellstedt, Dirk U ^a  

^a STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

^c CBS KNAW FUNGAL BIODIVERSITY CENTRE   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Fynbos; Infructescence; Insect vectored fungi; Ophiostomatoid fungi; Proteaceae

Indexed keywords

ENZYME KINETICS; FUNGI;

FYNBOS; INFRUCTESCENCE; INSECT VECTORED FUNGI; OPHIOSTOMATOID FUNGI; PROTEACEAE;

PLANTS (BOTANY);

ANGIOSPERM; COLONIZATION; DNA; FLOWER; FUNGUS; INSECT; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

ENZYMES; FUNGI; PLANTS;

AFRICA; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

FUNGI; GONDWANAMYCES; GONDWANAMYCES PROTEAE; HEXAPODA; INSECTA; OPHIOSTOMA; OPHIOSTOMA SPLENDENS; OXYCARENUS; PROTEA; PROTEA REPENS; PROTEACEAE;

EID: 33750601072     PISSN: 00084026     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/B06-062     Document Type: Article

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