Conversion of the pathogenic fungus Colletotrichum magna to a nonpathogenic, endophytic mutualist by gene disruption

Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions

Volumn 12, Issue 11, 1999, Pages 969-975

  Redman, Regina S ^a,b   Ranson, Judith C ^a   Rodriguez, Rusty J ^a,b  

^a WESTERN FISHERIES RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Plant pathogen; Plasmid rescue

Indexed keywords

DISEASE RESISTANCE; FUNGAL GENETICS; GENE DISRUPTION; GENE SEQUENCING; GENETIC ANALYSIS; MOLECULAR AND CELLULAR STRUCTURE; RESTRICTION ENZYME ANALYSIS; VIRULENCE;

CITRULLUS; CITRULLUS LANATUS; CITRULLUS LANATUS VAR. LANATUS; COLLETOTRICHUM; COLLETOTRICHUM MAGNA; FUNGI; GLOMERELLA MAGNA;

EID: 0032704667     PISSN: 08940282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1094/MPMI.1999.12.11.969     Document Type: Article

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