Morphological and phylogenetic analyses of Pythium species in South Africa

Mycological Research

Volumn 113, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 933-951

  McLeod, Adéle ^a   Botha, Wilhelm J ^b   Meitz, Julia C ^a   Spies, Chris F J ^a   Tewoldemedhin, Yared T ^a   Mostert, Lizel ^a  

^a STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^b PLANT PROTECTION RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Acanthicum; Chamaehyphon; Oomycetes; Perplexum; Violae

Indexed keywords

ALGAL DNA; RIBOSOMAL SPACER DNA; RNA 5.8S;

CLADISTICS; DNA; ECOMORPHOLOGY; FUNCTIONAL GROUP; FUNGUS; NEW SPECIES; PATHOGENICITY; PLANT COMMUNITY; RESEARCH WORK; SPECIES DIVERSITY;

ARTICLE; BIODIVERSITY; CYTOLOGY; DNA SEQUENCE; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MICROBIOLOGY; PHYLOGENY; PLANT DISEASE; PYTHIUM; SOUTH AFRICA; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

BIODIVERSITY; DNA, ALGAL; DNA, RIBOSOMAL SPACER; GENETIC VARIATION; PHYLOGENY; PLANT DISEASES; PYTHIUM; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 5.8S; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; SOUTH AFRICA; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

AFRICA; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

OOMYCETES; PYTHIUM; PYTHIUM ACANTHICUM; PYTHIUM PERPLEXUM;

EID: 70349091349     PISSN: 09537562     EISSN: 14698102     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mycres.2009.04.009     Document Type: Article

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