Isocitrate lyase is essential for pathogenicity of the fungus Leptosphaeria maculans to canola (Brassica napus)

Eukaryotic Cell

Volumn 1, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 719-724

  Idnurm, Alexander ^a   Howlett, Barbara J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BRASSICA; BRASSICA JUNCEA; BRASSICA NAPUS; BRASSICA NAPUS VAR. NAPUS; FUNGI; INSERTION SEQUENCES; LEPTOSPHAERIA; LEPTOSPHAERIA MACULANS; MYXOGASTRIA; SINAPIS ARVENSIS;

ISOCITRATE LYASE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; ASCOMYCETES; CHEMISTRY; ENZYMOLOGY; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; MOLECULAR GENETICS; PATHOGENICITY; PLANT DISEASE; RAPESEED; VIRULENCE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ASCOMYCOTA; BRASSICA NAPUS; ISOCITRATE LYASE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MUTAGENESIS, INSERTIONAL; PLANT DISEASES; VIRULENCE;

EID: 0036777332     PISSN: 15359778     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/EC.1.5.719-724.2002     Document Type: Article

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