Genetic diversity and structure of Neotyphodium species and their host Achnatherum sibiricum in a natural grass-endophyte system

Microbial Ecology

Volumn 59, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 744-756

  Zhang, Xin ^a   Ren, Anzhi ^a   Ci, Huacong ^a   Gao, Yubao ^a  

^a NANKAI UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FUNGAL DNA; MICROSATELLITE DNA;

ARTICLE; CHINA; CLASSIFICATION; DNA SEQUENCE; ECOSYSTEM; GENE FLOW; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MICROBIOLOGY; NEOTYPHODIUM; POACEAE; POPULATION GENETICS; SYMBIOSIS;

CHINA; DNA, FUNGAL; ECOSYSTEM; GENE FLOW; GENETIC VARIATION; GENETICS, POPULATION; MICROSATELLITE REPEATS; NEOTYPHODIUM; POACEAE; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; SYMBIOSIS;

ACHNATHERUM; EPICHLOE; NEOTYPHODIUM; NEOTYPHODIUM GANSUENSE; POACEAE;

EID: 77953325076     PISSN: 00953628     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00248-010-9652-3     Document Type: Article

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