Population genetic analyses suggest that the Eucalyptus fungal pathogen Ceratocystis fimbriata has been introduced into South Africa

South African Journal of Science

Volumn 102, Issue 5-6, 2006, Pages 259-263

  Van Wyk, Marelize ^a   Van Der Merwe, Nicolaas A ^a   Roux, Jolanda ^a   Wingfield, Brenda D ^a   Kamgan, Gilbert N ^a   Wingfield, Michael J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALYTICAL METHOD; EVERGREEN TREE; FUNGAL DISEASE; FUNGUS; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; INOCULATION; INTRODUCED SPECIES; PATHOGEN; PHYLOGENETICS; POPULATION GENETICS; SPECIES DIVERSITY;

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

CERATOCYSTIS FIMBRIATA; EUCALYPTUS; FUNGI;

EID: 33751042946     PISSN: 00382353     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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