Enhanced disease resistance conferred by expression of an antimicrobial magainin analog in transgenic tobacco

Planta

Volumn 212, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 635-639

  Li, Qingshun ^a   Lawrence, Christopher B ^a   Xing, Hong Yan ^a   Babbitt, Ruth A ^a   Bass, W Troy ^a   Maiti, Indu B ^a   Everett, Nicholas P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^b Interlink Biotechnologies LLC   (United States)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial peptide; Disease resistance; Erwinia; Magainin; Nicotiana; Peronospora

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; BACTERIAL GROWTH; DEFENSE RESPONSE; DISEASE RESISTANCE; FUNGAL INFECTION; IN VITRO CULTURE; MAGAININ 1; PLANT DEFENSE; TRANSGENIC PLANT;

ANTIMICROBIAL CATIONIC PEPTIDES; GENE EXPRESSION; GERMINATION; OOMYCETES; PECTOBACTERIUM CAROTOVORUM; PLANT DISEASES; PLANTS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; PLANTS, TOXIC; TOBACCO;

ANURA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ERWINIA; NICOTIANA; NICOTIANA TABACUM; PECTOBACTERIUM CAROTOVORUM SUBSP. CAROTOVORUM; PERONOSPORA; PERONOSPORA TABACINA; TABACUM;

EID: 0035077760     PISSN: 00320935     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004250000480     Document Type: Article

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