Isolation and characterization of the mating type locus of Mycosphaerella fijiensis, the causal agent of black leaf streak disease of banana

Molecular Plant Pathology

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 111-120

  Conde Ferráez, Laura ^a   Waalwijk, Cees ^b   Canto Canché, Blondy B ^a   Kema, Gert H J ^b   Crous, Pedro W ^c   James, Andrew C ^a   Abeln, Edwin C A ^c,d  

^a CENTRO DE INVESTIGACIÓN CIENTÍFICA DE YUCATÁN   (Mexico)

^b WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c CBS KNAW FUNGAL BIODIVERSITY CENTRE   (Netherlands)

^d Promega Benelux   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MYCOSPHAERELLA; MYCOSPHAERELLA FIJIENSIS; MYCOSPHAERELLA GRAMINICOLA;

EID: 33846039120     PISSN: 14646722     EISSN: 13643703     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1364-3703.2006.00376.x     Document Type: Article

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