A cryptic microbial community persists within micropropagated Bouteloua eriopoda (Torr.) Torr. cultures

Plant Science

Volumn 174, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 570-575

  Lucero, M ^a   Barrow, J R ^a   Osuna, P ^b   Reyes, I ^c  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE CIUDAD JUÁREZ   (Mexico)

^c NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Alternaria; Aspergillus ustus; Endophyte; Engyodontium album; Moniliophthora; Phoma

Indexed keywords

ALTERNARIA; ASPERGILLUS USTUS; BOUTELOUA ERIOPODA; EMBRYOPHYTA; ENGYODONTIUM ALBUM; FUNGI; MONILIOPHTHORA; PHOMA;

EID: 43049154970     PISSN: 01689452     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.plantsci.2008.02.012     Document Type: Article

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