Endopolygalacturonase is essential for citrus black rot caused by Alternaria citri but not brown spot caused by Alternaria alternata

Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions

Volumn 14, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 749-757

  Isshiki, Atsunori ^a   Akimitsu, Kazuya ^a   Yamamoto, Mikihiro ^b   Yamamoto, Hiroyuki ^a  

^a KAGAWA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b OKAYAMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

ACR toxin; Host specific toxin; Pectinase

Indexed keywords

BLACK ROT; CITRUS FRUIT; FUNGAL ENZYME; GENE MUTATION; GENE TARGETING; GENETIC SIMILARITY; MYCOTOXIN; PATHOGENICITY; PATHOTYPE; PHENOTYPE; PLANT DAMAGE; PLANT DISEASE; POLYGALACTURONASE;

ALTERNARIA ALTERNATA; ALTERNARIA CITRI;

EID: 0035018083     PISSN: 08940282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1094/MPMI.2001.14.6.749     Document Type: Article

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