Cloning and sequence analysis of a Phytophthora cinnamomi gene which encodes for cinnamomin, a toxin with implications in root rot of cranberry

Journal of Natural Toxins

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 113-123

  Li, Bilian ^a   Qian, X ^b   Caruso, Frank L ^c   Singh, Bal Ram ^a   Sarkar, Hemanta Kumar ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS DARTMOUTH   (United States)

^b BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA ELICITIN; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; BETA ELICITIN; CIN 1 GENE; CIN 2 GENE; CINNAMOMIN; CLONE; CRANBERRY; MYCOTOXIN; OPEN READING FRAME; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; ROOT ROT; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY;

ALGAL PROTEINS; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; BASE SEQUENCE; CLONING, MOLECULAR; FRUIT; FUNGAL PROTEINS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MYCOTOXINS; OPEN READING FRAMES; PLANT DISEASES; PROTEINS;

PHYTOPHTHORA CINNAMOMI; VACCINIUM MACROCARPON;

EID: 0034119376     PISSN: 10588108     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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