Isolation and characterisation of Gaeumannomyces graminis var. graminis melanin mutants

Mycological Research

Volumn 103, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 99-110

  Frederick, B A ^a,c   Caesar Tonthat, T C ^a,c   Wheeler, M H ^b   Sheehan, K B ^a   Edens, W A ^a   Henson, J M ^a  

^a MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b U S DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE   (United States)

^c AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

1,8 DIHYDROXYNAPHTHALENE MELANIN; 2 HYDROXYJUGLONE; BENOMYL; BIOCHEMICAL PATHWAY; BIOSYNTHESIS; CATALYTIC CONVERSION; FUNGAL MUTANT; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC CROSS; HYDROPHOBICITY; OXIDOREDUCTASE; PHENOTYPE; TRIHYDROXYNAPHTHALENE REDUCTASE; ULTRAVIOLET IRRADIATION; VERMELONE; VIRULENCE; WILD RELATIVE;

GAEUMANNOMYCES GRAMINIS;

EID: 0033020530     PISSN: 09537562     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0953756298006959     Document Type: Article

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