A PCR-based tool for cultivation-independent detection and quantification of Metarhizium clade 1

Journal of Invertebrate Pathology

Volumn 108, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 106-114

  Schneider, S ^a   Rehner, S A ^b   Widmer, F ^a   Enkerli, J ^a  

^a AGROSCOPE RECKENHOLZ TÄNIKON RESEARCH STATION ART   (Switzerland)

^b AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Metarhizium; PCR based detection and quantification; Quantitative PCR; Soil DNA

Indexed keywords

FUNGAL DNA;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; CLASSIFICATION; DNA SEQUENCE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GENETICS; INSECT CONTROL; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METARHIZIUM; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; PHYLOGENY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

DNA, FUNGAL; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; INSECT CONTROL; METARHIZIUM; PHYLOGENY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; SOIL MICROBIOLOGY; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

FUNGI; HEXAPODA; METARHIZIUM; METARHIZIUM ANISOPLIAE;

EID: 80052299232     PISSN: 00222011     EISSN: 10960805     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jip.2011.07.005     Document Type: Article

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