Restoration of wild-type virulence to Tri5 disruption mutants of Gibberella zeae via gene reversion and mutant complementation

Microbiology

Volumn 143, Issue 8, 1997, Pages 2583-2591

  Proctor, Robert H ^a   Hohn, Thomas M ^a   McCormick, Susan P ^a  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Gene disruption; Gibberella zeae; Tri5; Trichothecene

Indexed keywords

MYCOTOXIN; TRICHOTHECENE;

ARTICLE; ASCOMYCETES; CONTROLLED STUDY; FUNGUS MUTANT; GENE; GENE DISRUPTION; GENETIC COMPLEMENTATION; GENETIC TRANSFORMATION; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENICITY; PLASMID; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVERTANT; VIRULENCE; WHEAT;

ASCOMYCOTA; FUNGI; GIBBERELLA ZEAE; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 0030766018     PISSN: 13500872     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/00221287-143-8-2583     Document Type: Article

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