A multi-locus phylogeny for Phytophthora utilizing markers derived from complete genome sequences

Fungal Genetics and Biology

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 266-277

  Blair, Jaime E ^a   Coffey, Michael D ^b   Park, Sook Young ^a   Geiser, David M ^a   Kang, Seogchan ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Genomes; Molecular markers; Oomycetes; Phylogeny; Phytophthora infestans; Phytophthora ramorum; Phytophthora sojae

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; FUNGAL GENETICS; FUNGAL PLANT DISEASE; GENE LOCUS; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC MARKER; GENOME; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; MOLECULAR PHYLOGENY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYTOPHTHORA; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

DNA, ALGAL; GENOME; OOMYCETES; PHYLOGENY; PHYTOPHTHORA; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA;

OOMYCETES; PHYTOPHTHORA; PHYTOPHTHORA INFESTANS; PHYTOPHTHORA RAMORUM; PHYTOPHTHORA SOJAE;

EID: 38849202384     PISSN: 10871845     EISSN: 10960937     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fgb.2007.10.010     Document Type: Article

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