Coevolution by common descent of fungal symbionts (Epichloe spp.) and grass hosts

Molecular Biology and Evolution

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 133-143

  Schardl, Christopher L ^a   Leuchtmann, Adrian ^b   Chung, Kuang Ren ^a   Penny, David ^c   Siegel, Malcolm R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^b ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^c MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

clavicipitaceous fungi; cospeciation; Epichloe; grasses; mutualism; symbiosis

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASCOMYCETES; GRASS; HOST PARASITE INTERACTION; LIFE CYCLE; NONHUMAN; PLANT GROWTH; PLEIOTROPY; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; SYMBIOSIS;

EPICHLOE;

EID: 0031053381     PISSN: 07374038     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.molbev.a025746     Document Type: Article

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