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Targeting Conserved Genes in Aspergillus Species

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Mycotoxigenic Fungi

Part of the book series: Methods in Molecular Biology ((MIMB,volume 1542))

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The genus Aspergillus is among the economically most important fungal genera, which contains about 350 species. They occur worldwide, and have both beneficial and harmful effects on humans, animals, and plants. Several molecular sequence-based approaches have been tested to identify Aspergillus isolates at the species level. In this chapter, we give an overview of the methods which proved to be most suitable in our experience.

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Part of the work was supported by OTKA grant No. 84077.

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  1. Faculty of Science and Informatics, Department of Microbiology, University of Szeged, Közép fasor 52, Szeged, 6726, Hungary

    Sándor Kocsubé & János Varga

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  1. Institute of Sciences of Food Production National Research Council, Bari, Italy

    Antonio Moretti

  2. Institute of Sciences of Food Production National Research Council, Bari, Italy

    Antonia Susca

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Kocsubé, S., Varga, J. (2017). Targeting Conserved Genes in Aspergillus Species. In: Moretti, A., Susca, A. (eds) Mycotoxigenic Fungi. Methods in Molecular Biology, vol 1542. Humana Press, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4939-6707-0_7

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