The current status of species recognition and identification in Aspergillus

Studies in Mycology

Volumn 59, Issue , 2007, Pages 1-10

  Geiser, D M ^a   Klich, M A ^b   Frisvad, J C ^c   Peterson, S W ^d   Varga, J ^e,f   Samson, R A ^e  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b SOUTHERN REGIONAL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^c TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

^d NATIONAL CENTER FOR AGRICULTURAL UTILIZATION RESEARCH   (United States)

^e CBS KNAW FUNGAL BIODIVERSITY CENTRE   (Netherlands)

^f UNIVERSITY OF SZEGED   (Hungary)

Author keywords

Multolocus phylogenetics; Polyphasic taxonomy; Species identification; Species recognition

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; ASPERGILLUS;

EID: 38549114657     PISSN: 01660616     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3114/sim.2007.59.01     Document Type: Conference Paper

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