Taxonomic revision of Aspergillus section Clavati based on molecular, morphological and physiological data

Studies in Mycology

Volumn 59, Issue , 2007, Pages 89-106

  Varga, János ^a,c   Due, M ^b   Frisvad, J C ^b   Samson, R A ^a  

^a CBS KNAW FUNGAL BIODIVERSITY CENTRE   (Netherlands)

^b TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SZEGED   (Hungary)

Author keywords

Ascomycetes; Aspergillus section Clavati; Calmodulin; Dichotomomyces; Eurotiales; Hemicarpenteles; ITS; Mycotoxin; Neocarpenteles; Patulin; Polyphasic taxonomy; Tubulin

Indexed keywords

ASCOMYCOTA; ASPERGILLUS; ASPERGILLUS CLAVATONANICUS; ASPERGILLUS CLAVATUS; ASPERGILLUS GIGANTEUS; ASPERGILLUS LONGIVESICA; ASPERGILLUS PALLIDUS; ASPERGILLUS RHIZOPODUS; DICHOTOMOMYCES; EUROTIALES; HEMICARPENTELES; HEMICARPENTELES PARADOXUS; NEOSARTORYA;

EID: 38549125567     PISSN: 01660616     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3114/sim.2007.59.11     Document Type: Conference Paper

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