Cryptococcus tibetensis sp. nov., a novel basidiomycetous anamorphic yeast species isolated from plant leaves

Journal of General and Applied Microbiology

Volumn 53, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 281-285

  Wang, Qi Ming ^a   Wang, Shi An ^a   Jia, Jian Hua ^a   Bai, Feng Yan ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF MICROBIOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Basidiomycetous yeasts; Cryptococcus; Cryptococcus tibetensis sp. nov.; Molecular phylogeny

Indexed keywords

DNA 18S; DNA 26S; FUNGAL DNA; RIBOSOME DNA;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BASIDIOMYCETES; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYPTOCOCCUS; CRYPTOCOCCUS TIBETENSIS; DNA SEQUENCE; FUNGAL STRAIN; FUNGUS GROWTH; FUNGUS ISOLATION; MOLECULAR PHYLOGENY; NEW SPECIES; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENETIC TREE; PLANT LEAF; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; STRAIN DIFFERENCE;

CRYPTOCOCCUS; DNA, FUNGAL; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHYLOGENY; PLANT LEAVES;

EID: 38049112985     PISSN: 00221260     EISSN: 13498037     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2323/jgam.53.281     Document Type: Article

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