Cloning of the sterol C-14 reductase gene of the tomato pathogenic fungus Septoria lycopersici and its complementation of the erg-3 mutation of Neurospora crassa

Journal of Genetics

Volumn 77, Issue 2-3, 1998, Pages 71-75

  Aparna, K ^a   Sandrock, Robert W ^b,c   Kasbekar, Durgadas P ^a  

^a CENTRE FOR CELLULAR AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY   (India)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^c Ventana Genetics Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Erg 3; Neurospora crassa; Pisatin; Septoria lycopersici; Sterol C 14 reductase; Tomatine

Indexed keywords

FUNGI; LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM; NEUROSPORA; NEUROSPORA CRASSA; SEPTORIA; SEPTORIA LYCOPERSICI;

EID: 0032147925     PISSN: 00221333     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02966592     Document Type: Article

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