Characterization of Amoeboaphelidium protococcarum, an Algal Parasite New to the Cryptomycota Isolated from an Outdoor Algal Pond Used for the Production of Biofuel

Peter M. Letcher; Salvador Lopez; Robert Schmieder; Philip A. Lee; Craig Behnke; Martha J. Powell; Robert C. McBride

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0056232

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Characterization of Amoeboaphelidium protococcarum, an Algal Parasite New to the Cryptomycota Isolated from an Outdoor Algal Pond Used for the Production of Biofuel

Peter M. Letcher ,

* E-mail: letch006@bama.ua.edu

Affiliation Department of Biological Sciences, The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, United States of America
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Salvador Lopez,

Affiliation Crop Protection Group, Sapphire Energy, Inc., San Diego, California, United States of America
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Robert Schmieder,

Affiliation Department of Computer Science and Computational Science Research Center, San Diego State University, San Diego, California, United States of America
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Philip A. Lee,

Affiliation Crop Protection Group, Sapphire Energy, Inc., San Diego, California, United States of America
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Craig Behnke,

Affiliation Crop Protection Group, Sapphire Energy, Inc., San Diego, California, United States of America
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Martha J. Powell,

Affiliation Department of Biological Sciences, The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, United States of America
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Robert C. McBride

Affiliation Crop Protection Group, Sapphire Energy, Inc., San Diego, California, United States of America
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Characterization of Amoeboaphelidium protococcarum, an Algal Parasite New to the Cryptomycota Isolated from an Outdoor Algal Pond Used for the Production of Biofuel

Peter M. Letcher,
Salvador Lopez,
Robert Schmieder,
Philip A. Lee,
Craig Behnke,
Martha J. Powell,
Robert C. McBride

Published: February 20, 2013
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0056232

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Characterization of Amoeboaphelidium protococcarum, an Algal Parasite New to the Cryptomycota Isolated from an Outdoor Algal Pond Used for the Production of Biofuel

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