Ascomycetes associated with ectomycorrhizas: Molecular diversity and ecology with particular reference to the Helotiales

Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 11, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 3166-3178

  Tedersoo, Leho ^a,b   Pärtel, Kadri ^a   Jairus, Teele ^a,b   Gates, Genevieve ^c   Põldmaa, Kadri ^a,b   Tamm, Heidi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TARTU   (Estonia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TARTU   (Estonia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RNA 28S;

ARTICLE; ASCOMYCETES; BIODIVERSITY; CLASSIFICATION; ECOSYSTEM; GENETICS; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; MYCORRHIZA; PHYLOGENY; PLANT ROOT;

ASCOMYCOTA; BIODIVERSITY; ECOSYSTEM; MYCORRHIZAE; PHYLOGENY; PLANT ROOTS; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 28S; SOIL MICROBIOLOGY;

ASCOMYCOTA; CHAETOTHYRIALES; FUNGI; HELOTIALES; HYPOCREALES; SORDARIALES;

EID: 71249090445     PISSN: 14622912     EISSN: 14622920     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1462-2920.2009.02020.x     Document Type: Article

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