DNA sequence based methods for species identification in the genus Aspergillus

Aspergillus in the Genomic Era

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 261-275

  Balajee, S Arunmozhi ^a  

^a CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

Author keywords

Aspergillus species; Comparative sequence methods; Genotyping; Identification

Indexed keywords

EID: 80053649929     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.3920/978-90-8686-635-9     Document Type: Chapter

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