Identification of a Meloidogyne incognita cuticle collagen gene and characterization of the developmental expression of three collagen genes in parasitic stages

Molecular and Biochemical Parasitology

Volumn 93, Issue 1, 1998, Pages

  Wang, Tianyuan ^a   Deom, C Michael ^a   Hussey, Richard S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Collagen; Cuticle; Developmental expression; Plant parasitic nematode; Root knot nematode

Indexed keywords

COLLAGEN;

ANIMAL CELL; CUTICLE; DEVELOPMENT; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE ISOLATION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; NEMATODE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PLANT ROOT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHORT SURVEY;

ANIMALIA; INVERTEBRATA; MELOIDOGYNE INCOGNITA; MELOIDOGYNE JAVANICA;

EID: 0032523887     PISSN: 01666851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0166-6851(98)00018-8     Document Type: Article

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