Studies on the heterogeneity of the carotenogenic yeast Rhodotorula mucilaginosa from Patagonia, Argentina

Journal of Basic Microbiology

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 93-98

  Libkind, Diego ^a   Gadanho, Mário ^b   Van Broock, Maria ^a   Sampaio, José Paulo ^c  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DEL COMAHUE   (Argentina)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LISBON   (Portugal)

^c UNIVERSIDADE NOVA DE LISBOA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Intraspecific variability; MSP PCR; Patagonia; rDNA sequencing; Rhodotorula mucilaginosa

Indexed keywords

RHODOTORULA MUCILAGINOSA;

CAROTENOID; FUNGAL DNA;

ARGENTINA; ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; CLASSIFICATION; GENETICS; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; MICROBIOLOGY; MYCOLOGY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RHODOTORULA;

ARGENTINA; CAROTENOIDS; DNA, FUNGAL; ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY; MYCOLOGICAL TYPING TECHNIQUES; MYCOLOGY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RHODOTORULA; WATER MICROBIOLOGY;

EID: 46749131970     PISSN: 0233111X     EISSN: 15214028     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jobm.200700257     Document Type: Article

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