Experimental pathogenicity and molecular characterization of an environmental isolate of Chrysosporium zonatum Al-Musallam and Tan (family: onygonaceae, order: onygonales)

International Journal of Agriculture and Biology

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 273-277

  Abdel Razik, M ^a   Zaki, S M ^b  

^a Suez Canal University   (Egypt)

^b Ain Shams University   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Chrysosporium zonatum; ITS1 5.8S ITS2; Keratinophilic fungi; Pathogenicity

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BUBALUS; CHRYSOSPORIUM; CHRYSOSPORIUM ZONATUM; FUNGI; MUS;

EID: 47249144123     PISSN: 15608530     EISSN: 18149596     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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