Variation in the nrDNA ITS sequences of some powdery mildew species: Do routine molecular identification procedures hide valuable information?

European Journal of Plant Pathology

Volumn 131, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 135-141

  Kovács, Gábor M ^a,b   Jankovics, Tünde ^a   Kiss, Levente ^a  

^a PLANT PROTECTION INSTITUTE   (Hungary)

^b EÖTVÖS LORÁND UNIVERSITY   (Hungary)

Author keywords

Erysiphales; GenBank; ITS polymorphism; paralogue sequences

Indexed keywords

CLONE; FUNGAL DISEASE; GENETIC VARIATION; HOST RANGE; IDENTIFICATION KEY; MOLECULAR ANALYSIS; PHYLOGENETICS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POLYMORPHISM; SAMPLING;

CHELIDONIUM; CHELIDONIUM MAJUS; ERYSIPHALES; ERYSIPHE AQUILEGIAE; FUNGI; OIDIUM; OIDIUM LONGIPES; OIDIUM LYCOPERSICI; OIDIUM NEOLYCOPERSICI; PASSIFLORA; PASSIFLORA CAERULEA;

EID: 85027921154     PISSN: 09291873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10658-011-9793-3     Document Type: Article

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