A novel epiphytic cyanobacterial species from the genus Brasilonema causing damage to Eucalyptus leaves

Journal of Phycology

Volumn 44, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 1322-1334

  Aguiar, Rosane ^a   Fiore, Marli Fatima ^b   Franco, Maione Wittig ^a   Ventrella, Marília Contin ^a   Lorenzi, Adriana Sturion ^b   Vanetti, Cláudia A ^a   Alfenas, Acelino Couto ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF VIÇOSA   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Brasilonema; Cyanobacteria; Eucalyptus grandis; Leaf anatomy; Novel species; Ultrastructure

Indexed keywords

CYANOBACTERIA; EUCALYPTUS; EUCALYPTUS GRANDIS;

EID: 53549090988     PISSN: 00223646     EISSN: 15298817     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1529-8817.2008.00584.x     Document Type: Article

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