Quantitative PCR Method to measure the fungal endophyte in locoweeds

Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry

Volumn 57, Issue 14, 2009, Pages 6050-6054

  Cook, Daniel ^a   Gardner, Dale R ^a   Welch, Kevin D ^a   Roper, Jessie M ^a   Ralphs, Michael H ^a   Green, Benedict T ^a  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Endophyte; Locoweed; Qpcr; Swainsonine

Indexed keywords

FUNGAL DNA; SWAINSONINE;

ARTICLE; ASTRAGALUS PLANT; FUNGUS; GENETICS; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; OXYTROPIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REPRODUCIBILITY;

ASTRAGALUS PLANT; DNA, FUNGAL; FUNGI; OXYTROPIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SWAINSONINE;

ASTRAGALUS (ANGIOSPERM); ASTRAGALUS MOLLISSIMUS; OXYTROPIS;

EID: 67650931276     PISSN: 00218561     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jf901028z     Document Type: Article

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