Role of the Mf1-1 pheromone precursor gene of the filamentous ascomycete Cryphonectria parasitica

Fungal Genetics and Biology

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 242-251

  Turina, Massimo ^a,b   Prodi, Antonio ^a,c   Van Alfen, Neal K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b INSTITUTE FOR SUSTAINABLE PLANT PROTECTION   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Ascomycetes; Chemoattraction; Cryphonectria parasitica; Development; Filamentous fungi; Mating; Perithecia; Sex pheromones; Sexual reproduction; Sterility

Indexed keywords

PEPTIDE; PHEROMONE;

ARTICLE; ASCOMYCETES; BIOTRANSFORMATION; CONIDIUM; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYPHONECTRIA PARASITICA; FUNGAL STRAIN; GENE DELETION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE LOCUS; GROWTH RATE; MALE FERTILITY; MATING; MYCELIUM; NONHUMAN; PRECURSOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STIMULATION;

ASCOMYCOTA; CRYPHONECTRIA; CRYPHONECTRIA PARASITICA; FUNGI; TEREBRANTIA;

EID: 0242289253     PISSN: 10871845     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1087-1845(03)00084-7     Document Type: Article

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