Stable transformation of Erysiphe graminis, an obligate biotrophic pathogen of barley

Nature Biotechnology

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 205-207

  Chaure, Pushpalata ^a   Gurr, Sarah J ^a   Spanu, Pietro ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Barley; Erysiphe graminis; Obligate biotrophs; Transformation

Indexed keywords

BETA GLUCURONIDASE; FUNGICIDE;

AGRICULTURE; ARTICLE; BARLEY; CELL SPECIFICITY; CELL TRANSFORMATION; EPIDERMIS CELL; FUNGUS GROWTH; GERMINATION; LIFE CYCLE; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENICITY; PLANT SEED; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPOROGENESIS;

ASCOMYCOTA; GENES, REPORTER; GENETIC VECTORS; GLUCURONIDASE; HORDEUM; PLANT DISEASES; PLANT LEAVES; TRANSFORMATION, GENETIC;

BLUMERIA GRAMINIS; BLUMERIA GRAMINIS F. SP. HORDEI; ERYSIPHALES; ERYSIPHE; FUNGI; HORDEUM VULGARE SUBSP. VULGARE;

EID: 0033953563     PISSN: 10870156     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/72666     Document Type: Article

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