Microbiota in wheat roots evaluated by cloning of ITS1/2 rDNA and sequencing

Journal of Phytopathology

Volumn 158, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 278-287

  Kwaśna, Hanna ^a   Bateman, Geoffrey L ^b   Ward, Elaine ^b  

^a POZNA UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Poland)

^b ROTHAMSTED RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cloning; DNA sequencing; Fungi; ITS1 2 rDNA; Roots; Wheat

Indexed keywords

DNA; FUNGUS; GENETIC ANALYSIS; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; MORPHOTYPE; PATHOGEN; POPULATION DENSITY; PROTIST; ROOT COLONIZATION; SPECIES DIVERSITY; WHEAT;

FUNGI; GAEUMANNOMYCES GRAMINIS VAR. TRITICI; HELGARDIA ANGUIOIDES; MONOGRAPHELLA NIVALIS; OPHIOSPHAERELLA; PLASMODIOPHORIDA; POLYMYXA; POLYMYXA GRAMINIS; PYTHIUM; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 77951178345     PISSN: 09311785     EISSN: 14390434     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0434.2009.01595.x     Document Type: Article

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