Targeted disruption of a melanin biosynthesis gene affects conidial development and UV tolerance in the Japanese pear pathotype of Alternaria alternata

Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 59-63

  Kawamura, Chie ^a   Tsujimoto, Takashi ^a   Tsuge, Takashi ^a  

^a NAGOYA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Appressorium; Host specific toxins

Indexed keywords

FUNGAL GROWTH; PATHOGENICITY; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS;

ALTERNARIA; ALTERNARIA ALTERNATA; FUNGI; PYRUS COMMUNIS;

EID: 0032948367     PISSN: 08940282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1094/MPMI.1999.12.1.59     Document Type: Article

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