Endophytic fungal β-1,6-glucanase expression in the infected host grass

Plant Physiology

Volumn 130, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 1298-1308

  Moy, Melinda ^a   Li, Huaijun Michael ^a   Sullivan, Ray ^a   White Jr , James F ^a   Belanger, Faith C ^a  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA; ENZYMES; FUNGI; GENES; PLANT CELL CULTURE; RNA;

HERBIVORY;

PHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMALIA; EPICHLOE; EPICHLOE FESTUCAE; FALLAX; FESTUCA; FESTUCA ARUNDINACEA; FESTUCA RUBRA; FUNGI; HEXAPODA; HYPOCREA LIXII; HYPOCREA VIRENS; NEOTYPHODIUM; NEOTYPHODIUM COENOPHIALUM; POA; POA AMPLA; POA SECUNDA; SCHEDONORUS ARUNDINACEUS; TRICHODERMA; TRICHODERMA HARZIANUM; TRICHODERMA VIRENS;

EID: 0036851188     PISSN: 00320889     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1104/pp.010108     Document Type: Article

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