A polyketide synthase is required for fungal virulence and production of the polyketide T-toxin

Plant Cell

Volumn 8, Issue 11, 1996, Pages 2139-2150

  Yang, Ge ^a,b   Rose, Mark S ^a,c   Turgeon, B Gillian ^a   Yoder, O C ^a  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^c NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COCHILOBOLUS; FUNGI; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0030294561     PISSN: 10404651     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1105/tpc.8.11.2139     Document Type: Article

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