New taxa in Aspergillus section Usti

Studies in Mycology

Volumn 69, Issue , 2011, Pages 81-97

  Samson, R A ^a   Varga, J ^a,b   Meijer, M ^a   Frisvad, J C ^c  

^a CBS KNAW FUNGAL BIODIVERSITY CENTRE   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SZEGED   (Hungary)

^c TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Ascomycetes; Aspergillus section Usti; Calmodulin; Extrolites; ITS; Polyphasic taxonomy; Tubulin

Indexed keywords

EID: 82555165493     PISSN: 01660616     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3114/sim.2011.69.06     Document Type: Article

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