Resolving the phylogenetic position of the Wallemiomycetes: An enigmatic major lineage of Basidiomycota

Canadian Journal of Botany

Volumn 84, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 1794-1805

  Matheny, P Brandon ^a,d   Gossmann, Jasmin A ^b   Zalar, Polona ^c   Kumar, T K Arun ^d   Hibbett, David S ^a  

^a CLARK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b GOETHE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LJUBLJANA   (Slovenia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALICUT   (India)

Author keywords

Basidiomycota; Elongation factor 1 alpha; Fungi; Molds; RNA polymerase II; Systematics

Indexed keywords

CONTAMINATION; MOLDS; OSMOSIS;

BASIDIOMYCOTA; ELONGATION FACTOR 1-ALPHA; RNA POLYMERASE; SYSTEMATICS;

FUNGI;

ASEXUAL REPRODUCTION; CLADISTICS; FUNGUS; GENETIC ANALYSIS; NEW TAXON; PHYLOGENETICS; TAXONOMY;

FUNGI; MOLDS; OSMOSIS; POLLUTION;

BASIDIOMYCOTA; ENTORRHIZOMYCETIDAE; FUNGI; WALLEMIA;

EID: 34247558244     PISSN: 00084026     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/B06-128     Document Type: Article

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