A molecular method to assess Phytophthora diversity in environmental samples

Journal of Microbiological Methods

Volumn 88, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 356-368

  Scibetta, Silvia ^a,b   Schena, Leonardo ^a   Chimento, Antonio ^b,c   Cacciola, Santa O ^b   Cooke, David E L ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDITERRANEA OF REGGIO CALABRIA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

^d SCOTTISH CROP RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Genus specific primers; Metagenomic analyses; Molecular detection; Natural ecosystems; Phytophthora spp.

Indexed keywords

INTERNAL TRANSCRIBED SPACER 1; INTERNAL TRANSCRIBED SPACER 2; RIBOSOME DNA; RIVER WATER;

ARTICLE; CENTRIFUGATION; CLADISTICS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS REACTION; FOREST SOIL; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENUS; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYTOPHTHORA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPAGULE; PYTHIUM; RELIABILITY; SAMPLING; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SOIL ANALYSIS; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SPECIES IDENTIFICATION; UNITED KINGDOM; WATER ANALYSIS;

BIODIVERSITY; CLASSIFICATION; DNA PRIMERS; DNA, RIBOSOMAL SPACER; ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHYTOPHTHORA; SCOTLAND; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA;

PHYTOPHTHORA; PHYTOPHTHORA GONAPODYIDES; PYTHIUM;

EID: 84857235811     PISSN: 01677012     EISSN: 18728359     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mimet.2011.12.012     Document Type: Article

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