Analysis of molecular variability among isolates of aspergillus flavus by PCR-RFLP of the its regions of rDNA

Journal of Plant Protection Research

Volumn 50, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 446-451

  Mohankumar, Munusamy ^a   Vijayasamundeeswari, Ayyathurai ^a   Karthikeyan, Muthusamy ^a   Mathiyazhagan, Subramanian ^a   Paranidharan, Vaikuntavasan ^a   Velazhahan, Rethinasamy ^a  

^a TAMIL NADU AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

aflatoxin B1; Aspergillus flavus; genetic variability; RFLPs; ribosomal DNA internal transcribed spacer (ITS) region

Indexed keywords

ASPERGILLUS FLAVUS; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 79951627654     PISSN: 14274345     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2478/v10045-010-0075-4     Document Type: Article

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