Comparative transcriptomics reveal host-specific nucleotide variation in entomophthoralean fungi

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Comparative transcriptomics reveal host-specific nucleotide variation in entomophthoralean fungi. / de Fine Licht, Henrik Hjarvard; Jensen, Annette Bruun; Eilenberg, Jørgen.

In: Molecular Ecology, Vol. 26, No. 7, 2017, p. 2092-2110.

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de Fine Licht, HH, Jensen, AB & Eilenberg, J 2017, 'Comparative transcriptomics reveal host-specific nucleotide variation in entomophthoralean fungi', Molecular Ecology, vol. 26, no. 7, pp. 2092-2110. https://doi.org/10.1111/mec.13863

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de Fine Licht, H. H., Jensen, A. B., & Eilenberg, J. (2017). Comparative transcriptomics reveal host-specific nucleotide variation in entomophthoralean fungi. Molecular Ecology, 26(7), 2092-2110. https://doi.org/10.1111/mec.13863

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de Fine Licht HH, Jensen AB, Eilenberg J. Comparative transcriptomics reveal host-specific nucleotide variation in entomophthoralean fungi. Molecular Ecology. 2017;26(7):2092-2110. https://doi.org/10.1111/mec.13863

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de Fine Licht, Henrik Hjarvard ; Jensen, Annette Bruun ; Eilenberg, Jørgen. / Comparative transcriptomics reveal host-specific nucleotide variation in entomophthoralean fungi. In: Molecular Ecology. 2017 ; Vol. 26, No. 7. pp. 2092-2110.

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