Diversity and molecular phylogeny of fungal endophytes associated with Diospyros crassiflora

Mycology

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 175-187

  Douanla Meli, Clovis ^a   Langer, Ewald ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KASSEL   (Germany)

Author keywords

cryptic fungi; Diospyros crassiflora; ITS rDNA; phylogenetic diversity; West Africa; xylariaceaous fungi

Indexed keywords

COLLETOTRICHUM; DIOSPYROS; DIOSPYROS KAKI; FUNGI; GLOMERELLA CINGULATA; OTUS; SORDARIOMYCETES; XYLARIA;

EID: 84866300038     PISSN: 21501203     EISSN: 21501211     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/21501203.2012.705348     Document Type: Article

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