The avocado subgroup of Phytophthora citricola constitutes a distinct species, Phytophthora mengei sp. nov.

Mycologia

Volumn 101, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 833-840

  Hong, C X ^a   Gallegly, M E ^b   Browne, G T ^c   Bhat, R G ^c   Richardson, P A ^a   Kong, P ^a  

^a VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Avocado canker pathogen; Identification; Oomycete

Indexed keywords

FUNGAL DNA; RIBOSOME DNA; TUBULIN;

BIOLOGICAL CHARACTERISTICS; DNA FINGERPRINTING; IDENTIFICATION METHOD; ISOLATED POPULATION; MORPHOLOGY; NEW TAXON; PATHOGEN; PHYLOGENETICS; TAXONOMY; VEGETABLE;

ARTICLE; AVOCADO; CLASSIFICATION; CYTOLOGY; DNA FINGERPRINTING; DNA SEQUENCE; GENETICS; MICROBIOLOGY; PHYLOGENY; PHYTOPHTHORA; PLANT DISEASE; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

DNA FINGERPRINTING; DNA, FUNGAL; DNA, RIBOSOMAL; PERSEA; PHYLOGENY; PHYTOPHTHORA; PLANT DISEASES; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; TUBULIN;

PERSEA AMERICANA; PHYTOPHTHORA; PHYTOPHTHORA CAPSICI; PHYTOPHTHORA CITRICOLA; PHYTOPHTHORA TROPICALIS;

EID: 72449154605     PISSN: 00275514     EISSN: 15572536     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3852/08-214     Document Type: Article

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