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Chemoraces and habitat specialization of Claviceps purpurea populations.
Applied and environmental microbiology - 1 Dec 2000
Pazoutová S, Olsovská J, Linka M, Kolínská R, Flieger M
Abstract excerpt
We studied genetic variability of 100 isolates of Claviceps purpurea by using randomly amplified polymorphic DNA (RAPD), an EcoRI restriction site polymorphism in the 5.8S ribosomal DNA (rDNA), the alkaloids produced, and conidial morphology. We identified three groups: (i) group G1 from fields and open meadows (57 isolates), (ii) group G2 from shady or wet habitats (41 isolates), and (iii) group G3 from Spartina...
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