Targeted disruption of a fungal G-protein β subunit gene results in increased vegetative growth but reduced virulence

Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions

Volumn 10, Issue 8, 1997, Pages 984-993

  Kasahara, Shin ^a   Nuss, Donald L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BIOTECHNOLOGY INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Hypovirulence; Signal transduction

Indexed keywords

ASCOMYCOTA; CRYPHONECTRIA PARASITICA; DICTYOSTELIUM; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; TEREBRANTIA;

EID: 0031282426     PISSN: 08940282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1094/MPMI.1997.10.8.984     Document Type: Article

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