Fusarium as a model for studying virulence in soilborne plant pathogens

Physiological and Molecular Plant Pathology

Volumn 62, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 87-98

  Roncero, M Isabel G ^a   Hera, Concepción ^a   Ruiz Rubio, Manuel ^a   García Maceira, Fe I ^a   Madrid, Marta P ^a   Caracuel, Zaira ^a   Calero, Fernando ^a   Delgado Jarana, Jesús ^a   Roldán Rodríguez, Raquel ^a   Martínez Rocha, Ana Lilia ^a   Velasco, Carmen ^a   Roa, Juan ^a   Martín Urdiroz, Magdalena ^a   Córdoba, Dolores ^a   Di Pietro, Antonio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CÓRDOBA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Cell wall degrading enxyme; Fusarium; Pathogenicity gene; Phytoalexin; Phytoanticipin; Signalling; Soilborne pathogen; Toxin; Transposon; Virulence factor

Indexed keywords

FUNGI; FUSARIUM; FUSARIUM OXYSPORUM; TRANSPOSONS;

EID: 0037698964     PISSN: 08855765     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0885-5765(03)00043-2     Document Type: Review

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