Meiosis and ascospore development in Cochliobolus heterostrophus

Fungal Genetics and Biology

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 554-564

  Raju, Namboori B ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Ascospore genesis; Ascus development; Croziers; Filiform ascospores; Helically coiled ascospores; Meiosis; Spindle pole body

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASCOSPORE; COCHLIOBOLUS HETEROSTROPHUS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FUNGAL DEVELOPMENT; MATURATION; MEIOSIS; MICROPHOTOGRAPHY; MITOSIS SPINDLE; NEUROSPORA CRASSA; NONHUMAN; NUCLEAR DIVISION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

ASCOMYCOTA; MEIOSIS; NEUROSPORA CRASSA; ORGANELLES; SPORES, FUNGAL;

COCHLIOBOLUS HETEROSTROPHUS; FUNGI; NEUROSPORA CRASSA;

EID: 39749147103     PISSN: 10871845     EISSN: 10960937     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fgb.2007.08.007     Document Type: Article

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