Confirmation of a link between fungal pigmentation, turgor pressure, and pathogenicity using a new method of turgor measurement

Fungal Genetics and Biology

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 217-227

  Money, Nicholas P ^a   Howard, Richard J ^b  

^a MIAMI UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b DUPONT COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

Appressorium; Intracellular ice; Magnaporthe grisea; Melanin; Melting point; Osmotic pressure; Pathogenicity; Pigmentation; Pyricularia grisea; Turgor pressure

Indexed keywords

MELANIN;

ARTICLE; FUNGUS; MELANOGENESIS; NONHUMAN; OSMOTIC PRESSURE; PATHOGENICITY; PIGMENTATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

FUNGI; MAGNAPORTHE GRISEA; PYRICULARIA;

EID: 0030237580     PISSN: 10871845     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/fgbi.1996.0037     Document Type: Article

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