Using hypoviruses to probe and perturb signal transduction processes underlying fungal pathogenesis

Plant Cell

Volumn 8, Issue 10, 1996, Pages 1845-1853

  Nuss, Donald L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BIOTECHNOLOGY INSTITUTE   (United States)

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EID: 0030467572     PISSN: 10404651     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1105/tpc.8.10.1845     Document Type: Review

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