Characterization of the mating type (MAT) locus in the Phialocephala fortinii s.l. - Acephala applanata species complex

Fungal Genetics and Biology

Volumn 47, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 761-772

  Zaffarano, Pascal L ^a   Duò, Angelo ^a   Grünig, Christoph R ^a  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Cadophora finlandia; Class II transposable element; Dark septate endophytes (DSE); Meliniomyces variabilis; Rhizoscyphus ericae; Sexual reproduction

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA TRANSPOSITION; ENDOPHYTE; FUNGAL STRAIN; GENE LOCUS; GENE STRUCTURE; GENETIC IDENTIFICATION; GENETIC ORGANIZATION; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HELOTIALES; MATING SYSTEM; MATING TYPE; MOLECULAR CLONING; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY; POPULATION GENETICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; TRANSPOSON; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ASCOMYCETES; CHEMISTRY; CHROMOSOME MAP; CLASSIFICATION; FUNGAL MATING TYPE GENE; GENETICS; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MICROBIOLOGY; MOLECULAR GENETICS; PINE; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SPRUCE; TREE; VACCINIUM;

ACEPHALA APPLANATA; CADOPHORA FINLANDIA; HELOTIALES; PHIALOCEPHALA FORTINII; RHIZOSCYPHUS ERICAE;

FUNGAL PROTEIN;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ASCOMYCOTA; CHROMOSOME MAPPING; FUNGAL PROTEINS; GENES, MATING TYPE, FUNGAL; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHYLOGENY; PICEA; PINUS; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; TREES; VACCINIUM;

EID: 77955270130     PISSN: 10871845     EISSN: 10960937     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fgb.2010.06.001     Document Type: Article

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