Ceratocystis and Ophiostoma species, including three new taxa, associated with wounds on native South African trees

Fungal Diversity

Volumn 29, Issue , 2008, Pages 37-59

  Kamgan, Nkuekam G ^a   Jacobs, K ^b   De Beer, Z W ^a   Wingfield, M J ^a   Roux, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

^b STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Africa; Fungal pathogens; Ophiostomatoid fungi

Indexed keywords

ACACIA; ACACIA NIGRESCENS; CERATOCYSTIS; FUNGI; HEXAPODA; OPHIOSTOMA; OPHIOSTOMA QUERCUS; PESOTUM FRAGRANS; RAPANEA MELANOPHLOEOS; SCLEROCARYA BIRREA;

EID: 47049097026     PISSN: 15602745     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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