Oogonial biometry and phylogenetic analyses of the Pythium vexans species group from woody agricultural hosts in South Africa reveal distinct groups within this taxon

Fungal Biology

Volumn 115, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 157-168

  Spies, Christoffel F J ^a   Mazzola, Mark ^b   Botha, Wilhelm J ^c   Van Der Rijst, Marieta ^c   Mostert, Lizel ^a   Mcleod, Adéle ^a  

^a STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^b U S DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE   (United States)

^c AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH COUNCIL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

tubulin; Cox I; Cox II; ITS; Oogonial biometry; Phytopythium vexans; Pythium vexans; Taxonomy

Indexed keywords

FUNGAL DNA; FUNGAL PROTEIN;

BIOMETRY; CYTOCHROME; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PATHOGEN; PHYLOGENETICS; TAXONOMY;

ARTICLE; BIOMETRY; CHEMISTRY; CLASSIFICATION; CROP; FUNGUS SPORE; GENETICS; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MICROBIOLOGY; MOLECULAR GENETICS; PHYLOGENY; PYTHIUM; SOUTH AFRICA;

BIOMETRY; CROPS, AGRICULTURAL; DNA, FUNGAL; FUNGAL PROTEINS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHYLOGENY; PYTHIUM; SOUTH AFRICA; SPORES, FUNGAL;

CITRUS; MALUS X DOMESTICA; PYTHIUM; PYTHIUM CUCURBITACEARUM; PYTHIUM INDIGOFERAE; PYTHIUM VEXANS;

EID: 79551683694     PISSN: 18786146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.funbio.2010.11.005     Document Type: Article

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