Differential induction of the Arabidopsis thaliana Thi2.1 gene by Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. matthiolae

Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions

Volumn 11, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 523-529

  Epple, Petra ^a,b   Vignutelli, Alberto ^a   Apel, Klaus ^a   Bohlmann, Holger ^a  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial; Cysteine rich

Indexed keywords

ARABIDOPSIS; DISEASE RESISTANCE; FUSARIUM OXYSPORUM; GENE EXPRESSION; PROMOTER REGION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

ARABIDOPSIS; ARABIDOPSIS THALIANA; EMBRYOPHYTA; FUNGI; FUSARIUM OXYSPORUM; FUSARIUM OXYSPORUM F. SP. MATTHIOLAE; FUSARIUM SP.;

EID: 0032101796     PISSN: 08940282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1094/MPMI.1998.11.6.523     Document Type: Article

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