Phoma glomerata as a mycoparasite of powdery mildew.
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SUBMITTER: Sullivan RF
PROVIDER: S-EPMC91841 | biostudies-literature | 2000 Jan
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Phoma glomerata as a mycoparasite of powdery mildew.
Applied and environmental microbiology 20000101 1
Ampelomyces and Phoma species are frequently confused with each other. Isolates previously attributed to the genus Ampelomyces were shown to be Phoma isolates through studies of their morphology and life cycle and ribosomal DNA internal transcribed spacer region 1 sequence analysis. Phoma glomerata can colonize and suppress development of powdery mildew on oak and may have utility as a mycoparasitic agent. ...[more]
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