Analyzing salt-marsh fungal diversity: comparing ARISA fingerprinting with clone sequencing and pyrosequencing

Fungal Ecology

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 160-167

  Gillevet, Patrick M ^a   Sikaroodi, Masoumeh ^a   Torzilli, Albert P ^a  

^a GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

ARISA; Clone sequencing; Distichlis spicata; Juncus roemerianus; Pyrosequencing; Salt marsh fungal diversity; Sarcocornia perennis; Spartina alterniflora

Indexed keywords

DISTICHLIS SPICATA; FUNGI; JUNCUS ROEMERIANUS; SARCOCORNIA PERENNIS; SPARTINA ALTERNIFLORA;

EID: 68849092807     PISSN: 17545048     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.funeco.2009.04.001     Document Type: Article

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