Molecular and morphological description of Pestalotiopsis hainanensis sp. nov., a new endophyte from a tropical region of China

Fungal Diversity

Volumn 24, Issue , 2007, Pages 23-36

  Liu, Ai Rong ^a   Xu, Tong ^a,b   Guo, Liang Dong ^b  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b INSTITUTE OF MICROBIOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Beta tubulin; Endophyte; New species; Phylogeny; rDNA

Indexed keywords

FUNGI; PESTALOTIOPSIS; PESTALOTIOPSIS HETEROCORNIS; PESTALOTIOPSIS KARSTENII; PESTALOTIOPSIS WESTERDIJKII; PODOCARPUS MACROPHYLLUS;

EID: 36549039610     PISSN: 15602745     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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