Fungal molecular diversity of a Puerto Rican subtropical hypersaline microbial mat

Fungal Ecology

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 402-405

  Cantrell, Sharon A ^a   Baez Félix, Claribel ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DEL TURABO   (Puerto Rico)

Author keywords

Acremonium; Biodiversity; Caribbean; Cladosporium; Greater Antilles; Halophilic fungi; ITS; Salterns; TRFLP

Indexed keywords

ACREMONIUM (ASCOMYCOTA); ASPERGILLUS; CLADOSPORIUM; FUNGI; PENICILLIUM; PROKARYOTA;

EID: 77956926532     PISSN: 17545048     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.funeco.2010.04.001     Document Type: Article

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