A multi-gene phylogeny provides additional insight into the relationships between several Ascosphaera species

Journal of Invertebrate Pathology

Volumn 112, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 41-48

  Klinger, E G ^a,b   James, R R ^a   Youssef, N N ^b   Welker, D L ^b  

^a USDA ARS Pollinating Insects Research Unit   (United States)

^b UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Ascosphaera; Bee disease; Chalkbrood; Multi gene phylogeny; Pathogen evolution

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; GENETICS; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; ONYGENALES; PHYLOGENY; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

BASE SEQUENCE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; ONYGENALES; PHYLOGENY; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

APIS MELLIFERA; APOIDEA; ASCOSPHAERA; EREMASCUS ALBUS; FUNGI; MEGACHILE; MEGACHILIDAE;

EID: 84870328330     PISSN: 00222011     EISSN: 10960805     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jip.2012.10.011     Document Type: Article

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