Development of a PCR-based mating-type assay for Clavicipitaceae

FEMS Microbiology Letters

Volumn 237, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 205-212

  Yokoyama, Eiji ^a   Yamagishi, Kenzo ^a   Hara, Akira ^a  

^a MEIJO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Balansia; Claviceps; Cordyceps; Epichlo ; Mating type gene; Phylogenetic analysis

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; RIBOSOME DNA;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; ASCOMYCETES; CLAVICIPITACEAE; FUNGAL GENETICS; FUNGUS; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; NUTRITION; PHYLOGENY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

BALANSIA; BALANSIA CLAVICEPS; CLAVICEPS; CLAVICIPITACEAE; CORDYCEPS; EPICHLOE; FUNGI;

EID: 4143060269     PISSN: 03781097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.femsle.2004.06.033     Document Type: Article

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