Deletion of two endo-β-1,4-xylanase genes reveals additional isozymes secreted by the rice blast fungus

Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions

Volumn 10, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 700-708

  Wu, Sheng Cheng ^a   Ham, Kyung Sik ^a,b   Darvill, Alan G ^a   Albersheim, Peter ^a  

^a University of Georgia ^*  (United States)

^b Mokpo National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Electroporation; Fungal pathogenesis; Gene disruption; Hypersensitive response; Selection markers

Indexed keywords

FUNGI; LILIOPSIDA; MAGNAPORTHE GRISEA;

EID: 0030878885     PISSN: 08940282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1094/MPMI.1997.10.6.700     Document Type: Article

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