Melanin synthesis is associated with changes in hyphopodial turgor, permeability, and wall rigidity in Gaeumannomyces graminis var. graminis

Fungal Genetics and Biology

Volumn 24, Issue 1-2, 1998, Pages 240-251

  Money, Nicholas P ^a   Caesar TonThat, The Can ^b,c   Frederick, Barbara ^b,c   Henson, Joan M ^b  

^a MIAMI UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c U S DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE   (United States)

Author keywords

Appressoria; Fungal virulence; Osmotic pressure; Pathogenicity; Pigmentation; Plant penetration

Indexed keywords

MELANIN;

ARTICLE; ASCOMYCETES; CELL MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; CELL WALL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FUNGUS MUTANT; MELANOGENESIS; NONHUMAN; OSMOTIC PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RIGIDITY;

ASCOMYCOTA; FUNGI; GAEUMANNOMYCES; GAEUMANNOMYCES GRAMINIS; GAEUMANNOMYCES GRAMINIS VAR. GRAMINIS;

EID: 0032100248     PISSN: 10871845     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/fgbi.1998.1052     Document Type: Article

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